The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    Hungry Caterpillar no more

    The art of children's books is truly beguiling, hit and miss. Partly for parents, partly for the kids, but at what age even, fleeting at best. Sometimes the art of simplicity, sometimes of mystery, sometimes a story, a narrative, or just the setting, or a character to believe in. But why a caterpillar? Green fuzz, tiny, kind of gooey, persistent, ravenous til ate it all up. It's all good - lights out, go to sleep, Mr. Carle, go to sleep...

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