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Frank Capra's, It's a Wonderful Life was the ultimate parallel universe story. George Bailey was shown by an angel a world in which he had never been born. A world where the cute little town of Bedford Falls no longer existed and in its place was the seedy town of Pottersville.But imagine if Pottersville still existed in the current age, along another path of existence. Welcome to Pottersville, a town owned and operated by Peter F. Potter. A sleazy, corrupt town where Christmas was discouraged and people were miserable. What if Potter was taken to this town, in a world in which he had never been born?
Retrofuturism is the past's vision of the future. It's what the people of yesterday thought today would look like. The Chicago Cultural Center building was once the main branch of the Chicago Public Library. During major renovations, eight mysterious books were found behind a wall on the lower level. Nobody took much interest in the old books until they ended up on the desk of Dorothy Burnett, the Center's main historian. She discovered that the books were written in the 1930s by an unfamiliar author named Jack Eldridge who penned detailed, retrofuturistic visions of what life would be like in the future. Most interesting were his last two volumes which predicted life in the year 2000 and beyond. Dorothy was so entranced with the books, she wished Jack Eldridge would step out of time and walk through her door. As fate would have it, Jack ended up in the 21st century to witness the world as it had really become. Jack Eldridge always believed his destiny was tied to the library building, and that his true love would be found there. Was the love of his life Beverly, the mousy librarian in 1939, or Dorothy, the beautiful 21st Century historian?
This unusual children's book explores a tiny bit of the world in four poems. The collection includes poems for small people, and for springtime, bedtime and dinnertime. The great blue heron, the lion and the jackal, panda bears, pollywogs and mice accompany us on our journey, along with a pint-sized dancing dinosaur. We catch fish with the alligator, chase antelope with the cheetah, and examine what people around the world are cooking up for dinner, too. Wonderful evocative illustrations will delight children and bring both familiar and exotic animals to life. Surprising new creatures, lively new words and entertaining lyrics will make this book a favorite for you and your child. You'll enjoy reading it together again and again.
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