Doctor De Soto
by William Steig
Should I read this?
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
"Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work." With the aid of his able assistant, Mrs. De Soto, he copes with the toothaches of animals large and small. His expertise is so great that his fortunate patients never feel any pain.Since he's a mouse, Doctor De Soto refuses to treat "dangerous" animalsthat is, animals who have a taste for mice. B...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
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Judy Blume
“And there have never been better books. I hope every child gets to know at least one. My special fav is Dr DeSoto, maybe because I?m a dentists daughter”
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