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Matty in a Mess!

This is a story about two bears that live together in the forest. Matty is a neat, orderly bear, while Milly is a messy, forgetful bear. When a storm comes out of nowhere and a tree crashes through their house, Matty sees that being so orderly isn’t really that important. Matty decides that he really likes the tree and they decide to rebuild their house around the tree. While Matty is still the neat bear and Milly the messy bear, they come to an understanding that Matty can learn to be a little more fun and Milly can learn to try to be a little more orderly. This is cute story with really nice illustrations. The story was originally printed in Great Britain so some things are different. Cozy is spelled cosy and instead of saying once upon a time they say “time upon a once.” This bothered me and I am not sure what students and parents will say. I plan on putting it in my library, but I  just wish it followed the English grammar and spelling a little better.