The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip

By George Saunders, Lane Smith (illustrator),

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A gapper is a bit of a 'burr' but it is a dangerous thing. When it attaches itself to the goats the goats become very unhappy and even stop giving milk. There is nothing gappers like more than goats and nothing goats hate more than gappers. When gappers get your…

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1 author picked The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

One that I give to anyone who is stuck in a pickle. Saunders’ book for young readers, illustrated in the oddball style of Lane Smith, tells of a girl named Capable who does her best and finds that it is still not good enough. So she makes an unthinkable change.

Reading this book to my children led to a eureka that we might change our own family life in a similarly unthinkable way.

From Elisabeth's list on inspiring you to change your life.

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