The Infinite Questions of Dottie Bing..., Molly B. Burnham
The Infinite Questions of Dottie Bing..., Molly B. Burnham
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The Infinite Questions of Dottie Bing

Author: Molly B. Burnham

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 4 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/17/2023

Synopsis

An enchanting middle grade about navigating the odd spaces between grieving and everyday living, and learning to carry sadness in one hand, and joy in the other.

Ten-year-old Dottie Bing is a problem-solver and question-asker who is never more gleeful than when she’s encountering a new dilemma-- whether it’s her own, or someone else’s. But when her Grandpa Walter comes to stay (and stay, and stay!) he brings the biggest question that Dottie has ever encountered: How do you heal a broken heart? 

You see, Grandpa Walter is grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Dottie's Grandma Ima. Even though she knows every solution starts with a question, for the first time in her life, Dottie isn't sure what to ask.

About The Author

Molly B. Burnham has been a dog walker, ice-cream scooper, and elementary school teacher. The author of the Teddy Mars series, she earned an MFA in children's writing from Hamline University and was the 2016 winner of The Sid Fleischman Award for Humor. Molly lives in Massachusetts with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sally on January 28, 2023

According to Grandma Ima, "the solution to every problem starts with a question." Dottie lives by this rule, and it has been serving her well. Now that Grandma Ima has passed away and Grandpa Walter has come to live with Dottie's family, she is hoping Ima's philosophy will help her overcome the sadn......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on May 18, 2023

Audiobook on Libby Cassandra Campbell is the narrator for this middle grade novel, and she does a wonderful job! Her method of doing voices for both the kid and adult characters reminds me of how Stockard Channing narrated the Ramona books... gentle changes in her voice that still made each character......more

Goodreads review by Hillary on August 12, 2023

Claire and I started started reading this book aloud before bed. She grew impatient with me and finished it on her own. Dottie Bing is a young girl who lost her grandmother, Ima. Her Grandpa Walter comes to live with the family and totes around Ima’s ashes in a Chock Full O’Nuts can. Dottie struggle......more

Goodreads review by Chandler on July 22, 2024

Ten-year old Dottie Bing is on a mission to build a tree house. Ever since her grandmother, Ima, passed away, Dottie's insides have been taken over by an alligator, a porcupine, an octopus, and a bison. Dottie thinks if she can build the tree house Ima never had, her inner zoo will go away. But just......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on February 03, 2024

This book is as near perfect as a story can get... Maybe even better? Absolute joy to read a story as cleverly crafted as this especially about such an important topic as grief and loss. This is a book kids need. Animals used to describe feelings, friendships created with enemies in a very real and......more

Quotes

★  “[A] brilliant mix of a plot…embellished with black-and-white illustrations… Profound in its own sparkling, humorous way.” –Kirkus, starred review

★ “Brief chapters, zippy dialogue, and gentle humor move this story right along. Dottie is a well-intentioned, spunky girl, who, with the help of loyal friends, works out her grief in a satisfying way.” –SLC, starred review
 

“Delightful… An endearing story about grief and friendship that will resonate with readers.” –School Library Journal

“A warm and compassionate tale about myriad paths toward healing.” –Publishers Weekly

“Though centered in processing grief and change, the short, question-titled chapters filled with humor, quirkiness, and spot illustrations create a warm and buoyant story of family and friendship.” – The Horn Book

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