N itibaren 22196 Pompenillo, Huesca, Spain itibaren 22196 Pompenillo, Huesca, Spain

This is one of those semi-obscure children's books you find when you're cleaning off old bookshelves. It is about a girl whose things all decide to come to life one day and leave because she is mistreating them. Why they did not simply alert her in advance if they were alive already is unknown, as is the fact that the girl apparently lives in the house with no visible adult supervision. For that matter, even as a kid I was unsure why the soap and toothpaste were mad at her, as they were not long for this world anyway. I suppose it's the metaphor that counts. Anyway, it's cute story, with a positive message about taking care of your things. And I like that the illustrations have some continuity with the items that run out, and that everything's depicted as smiling by the end. It's soothing. One bit has a hammer running away going, "you used me to hammer the sidewalk!" I admit this inspired me in a negative way as a kid.

PG for some violence and magic.