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Alias Madame Doubtfire

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The Hilliard kids have divorced parents. their mom hardly ever gives them time with their dad. Even when they are with their dad their mom always makes it bad. That is why when they need a babysitter dad comes to the rescue...sort of. He gets the job as sweet old Maddame Doubtfire This book is hilarious from egogs (hedgehogs) and the Mrs. Sippy river to the dads new job as a ... modeler.

I have seen the movei "Mrs. Doubtfire" and it is one of my all time favorites. I just love Robin William's acting in that movie! I had known for some time that the movie was based off a book ( I had read one by the same author) and thought it would be just as good as the movie. Boy was I in for a surprise!

The book isn't bad, so much as it isn't very good. The ending is not satisfactory. the dad isn't allowed to see his kids as often as he would like, but more than he should ( I mean, he nude models for an art class and SMOKES, for pete's sake!) in my point of view.

Alltogether, it's OK if you want to read it, but it's rather a pointless read, I think.

Fine, Anne.(1988).Alias Madame Doubtfire.Boston:Little Brown & Co.

It is sometimes said that all children of divorce secretly wish to have their families once again united under one roof. Christopher, Lydia and Natalie Hilliard were no exception. Their father, Daniel, is a nere do well sometime actor sometime nude model. Mother Miranda is a wealthy, successful but high strung and tense executive. The parents do a terrible job of keeping their caustic and hateful battles to themselves. Mom needs a babysitter. Dad needs a job. Enter Madame Doubtfire, alias daddy. In this work of realistic fiction the children are confused but wise, the parents are petty and hateful toward each other and inconsiderate of the children. This could be a funny, lighthearted book but it really isn't.