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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

Julie Vivas, Mem Fox

Ages 4–9

Readers rate it 4.3 (4 on Hardcover)

32 pages · Released Feb 1, 1995

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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge parent’s guide: what’s inside

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A note for parents

This is a gentle, warmhearted picture book about a young boy who befriends an elderly neighbor with memory loss and works creatively to help restore her memories. The story celebrates intergenerational friendship, compassion, and the value of elderly people in our lives. It's beautifully illustrated and introduces children to aging and memory in an age-appropriate, positive way.

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From the publisher

A small boy tries to discover the meaning of "memory" so he can restore that of an elderly friend. A small boy tries to discover the meaning of "memory" so he can restore that of an elderly friend.

Shelved under

  • Old age
  • Memory
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Birds, fiction
  • Friendship, fiction
  • Child and youth fiction
  • Aging
  • Friends
  • Spanish language materials
  • Vieillesse

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ISBN 9780916291563 · Kane/Miller Book Publishers

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