All Alone by Claire Huchet Bishop

Newbery Honor

In a hilly town with the motto, "Keep to yourself and nothing else" a young boy named Marcel is in charge of looking after his family's cows for the summer. On the first night Marcel can't keep from yodeling to his near by friend, Pierre, who is watching his family's cows. When Pierre's cows get loose, Marcel decides instead of sticking with his town's motto, to do the right thing. That decision changed the town and the motto. Now the town works together.

I loved the pictures and how the village changes. It was a great book.

4 stars

by Hannah M., 4th grade