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Something Good

by Robert Munsch · 1990

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"Something good" is exactly what Tyya, Andrew and Julie want to put into their shopping cart. Tyya's dad won't buy anything good at the store—no ice cream, no candy, no cookies. But when the saleslady puts a price sticker on Tyya's nose, Daddy is finally forced to buy something good.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
Mood
nostalgianostalgiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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