Our Favorite Writers Share Their Favorite Childhood Books
Josh Henkin, author of THE WORLD WITHOUT YOU
William Steig’s Doctor Desoto, like any good book whether for adults or children, takes character seriously and doesn’t condescend to the reader or offer easy lessons. It’s the story of a mouse dentist who risks his life to treat a fox with a terrible toothache and how the mouse and his wife outwit the fox (and glue his mouth shut). It has a sense of humor (I love the use of that word “shabby” as the fox contemplates eating the dentist) and as is always true of Steig, what brilliant, wry illustrations!