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Gr 2-4 This short episodic novel has won major Dutch and Flemish children's book awards. Kiki's father is traveling to a war zone as a doctor, and the child and her mother worry that he won't return. As soon as he leaves, Kiki starts planning to increase the odds that he will be safe. Her innocent reasoning is precious. She doesn't know an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

At the start of the book, Kiki's father goes to war. He's not a soldier; he's a doctor who helps care for injured people on both sides of the unnamed conflict. Kiki is frightened, and her mother tries to reassure her mathematically: "The odds of having a father are big...And the odds of not having a father are small." Kiki takes this logic one step further. Looking at her family's mangy old dog, Kiki muses: "I did not know anyone with a dea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Also translated by Johanna W. Prins. Kiki's doctor father helps injured people on both sides of an unnamed conflict. When he goes missing, the n...Log In or Sign Up to Read More