This was lovely, and a nice story about a quirky woman and her more predictable neighbors coming to appreciate each other. ( )

Shy Miss Twiggley keeps to herself living with a dog, a cat, and some bears in a treehouse on the edge of town, but the mayor's wife thinks this kind of nonconformity is unacceptable. But then a natural disaster shows the value of thinking (and living) outside the box.

The cliched plot and bland moral didn't do much for me. Putting the story into verse didn't help much either. ( )

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Aw, what a sweet fantasy. Now, I hoped that Miss Twiggley would be allowed to just choose to be a hermit, but it turns out she's just shy and needs to be brought out of her shell. Still, it's good that the village learns a lesson in tolerance, too.

I still want to live in a weeping willow tree with just a dog (not even a color tv) when I'm old. ( )

Absolutely charming! A real keeper. Miss Twiggley and her dog Puss live in a tree. The people in town come by to visit but Miss Twiggley is shy and hides. Puss goes into town for the groceries and shopping and is chased home by the town dogs. A hurricane washes out the town and many people find their way to Miss Twiggley's. She is there waiting for them with a big pot of stew and many beds. All shyness is set aside in an emergency. This is a great book and would be good to read aloud to children 4-8. ( )