"One by one, the thingamabobs
became all of the things
we know today ...
big things,
little things
and even very
complicated things."
Marianna Coppo has written some of my favorite books of the past four years. If you are interested, be sure to look for Petra (2018), Ray (2020) and Such a Good Boy (2020) and be on the lookout for A Brave Cat, to be published in March 2022.
In this book she offers a brief look at the evolution of the solar system, beginning with the big bang. Soon, everything had found its place in the universe ... except for 'one small, shapeless thingamabob'. Sadly, no one knew what it was or what it was meant to do. It was not much good for many things.
"It wasn't this or that.
It wasn't here or there."
Time passed, the thingamabob moved from place to place, looking for its purpose. On a walk through the park one day, it gave a little boy a cool idea. The boy, as young children often do, discovered many special ways to use the thingamabob. They spent a very happy day together. That's what friends do. It proved helpful in a rainstorm, at bedtime, and even perfect at being 'anything'.
I will now add this one to my growing list of Marianna Coppo books that I can fully appreciate for their ingenuity and readability.
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