Runaway Marie Louise
Children's literature
Scribners
1977
32
Marie Louise is a little brown mongoose who, on occasion, acts naughty. Her mother spanks her after Marie Louise's naughty behavior and Marie decides to runaway and find a new mother who will love her.
My Review:
This is has always been a childhood favorite. My mother would read this to me and my siblings when we were little. I always put myself as Maria Louise because I was a naughty child. Ha Ha. I love the search Maria goes through in finding a new mother that will love her. The different animals she tries to convince to take her in and gets shut down by just cracks me up. The ironic thing of it is that she finds out that it is her own mother that is the best and the one that loves her the most.
Watch Out For: Running away from home, spanking, and naughty behavior.
