little flags.
Perry Pleaser continued, his teeth sparkling, “I hope all of you will vote for me in the next election.”
Captain Sparkletooth took a step forward. “Prime Minister, is there any chance that you have a twin brother and that the two of you were separated at birth?”
“Why, yes,” said the prime minister. “It is true.”
“Is it also true that you love to look at yourself in the mirror and have your photograph taken?”
“Well, yes, that’s true also.”
“I knew it! I saw the resemblance immediately. You are my long-lost brother!”
The two men threw their arms around each other and had a good cry. Then they made plans to spend the entire evening together, discussing hairtonic and skin moisturizer and admiring each other’s mirror collections.
Jacob Two-Two had to say good-bye to Cindy. They promised to telephone each other, and Jacob scratched Treasure behind the ears. Then Cindy and her mother stepped into a waiting limousine and sped away.
Jacob and his family crowded into a taxicab. They drove through the narrow streets of Montreal, past apartments with iron fire escapes zigzagging up their fronts. “At last I’m home again,” said Jacob’s father. “Let’s stop at a delicatessen and get something to eat.”
“I’ve just thought of something,” Jacob’s mother said. “We’ve been so busy that we haven’t given Jacob a present for his birthday.”
“That’s right,” said his father. “And if you ever deserved one, you do this year. What would you like, Jacob?”
Jacob thought for a moment. “I would like a pet. I’ve never had one. I’ve never had one.”
“Alright,” said his father. “We give in. What sort of pet do you want? A goldfish? A lizard? A cat or dog?”
“I don’t know. Something different. Something different.”
“We’ll just have to find something, then,” his father said with a smile. The cab bounced in and out of a pothole. Jacob looked out of the window at his new city. He hadn’t been glad to leave his old home, but now he was looking forward to a new adventure. Jacob began to sing.
It’s a brand-new life for us, hey ho!
A brand-new life for us!
And before he knew it, his whole family had joined in.
Other books in the Jacob Two-Two series:
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
By Mordecai Richler, illustrated by Dušan Petričić
Poor Jacob Two-Two, only two plus two plus two years old and already a prisoner of The Hooded Fang. What had he done to deserve such terrible punishment? Why, the worst crime of all – insulting a grown-up.
Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur
By Mordecai Richler, illustrated by Dušan Petričić
When his parents bring a little green lizard home from their vacation in Kenya, Jacob Two-Two is thrilled. But as the days pass, he realizes that Dippy isn’t an ordinary lizard. In fact, Dippy’s not so little either. As Dippy grows bigger and bigger, he begins to attract attention from some very important people. Before Jacob realizes, he is on the run from the entire government!
Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case
By Mordecai Richler, illustrated by Dušan Petričić
Just as Jacob Two-Two settles into his new life in Canada, things are turned upside down! First, Jacob gets a new neighbor, who does double duty as a spy; then his school gets a new principal, who turns out to be mean and nasty; and then, unknowingly, he makes an enemy – who could it be? Jacob Two-Two’s adventure takes him into the fascinating world of spies.
Praise for Mordecai Richler’s Jacob Two-Two series:
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
“Mordecai Richler is a funny man, a good writer, and everyone should go out tomorrow morning and beat his local bookseller into submission if he hasn’t got a nice plump display of books titled
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
…. It is ghastly and funny… an unbelievably believable unbelievable place with no artificial sweeteners or preservatives.”
–
The New York Times Book
Perry Pleaser continued, his teeth sparkling, “I hope all of you will vote for me in the next election.”
Captain Sparkletooth took a step forward. “Prime Minister, is there any chance that you have a twin brother and that the two of you were separated at birth?”
“Why, yes,” said the prime minister. “It is true.”
“Is it also true that you love to look at yourself in the mirror and have your photograph taken?”
“Well, yes, that’s true also.”
“I knew it! I saw the resemblance immediately. You are my long-lost brother!”
The two men threw their arms around each other and had a good cry. Then they made plans to spend the entire evening together, discussing hairtonic and skin moisturizer and admiring each other’s mirror collections.
Jacob Two-Two had to say good-bye to Cindy. They promised to telephone each other, and Jacob scratched Treasure behind the ears. Then Cindy and her mother stepped into a waiting limousine and sped away.
Jacob and his family crowded into a taxicab. They drove through the narrow streets of Montreal, past apartments with iron fire escapes zigzagging up their fronts. “At last I’m home again,” said Jacob’s father. “Let’s stop at a delicatessen and get something to eat.”
“I’ve just thought of something,” Jacob’s mother said. “We’ve been so busy that we haven’t given Jacob a present for his birthday.”
“That’s right,” said his father. “And if you ever deserved one, you do this year. What would you like, Jacob?”
Jacob thought for a moment. “I would like a pet. I’ve never had one. I’ve never had one.”
“Alright,” said his father. “We give in. What sort of pet do you want? A goldfish? A lizard? A cat or dog?”
“I don’t know. Something different. Something different.”
“We’ll just have to find something, then,” his father said with a smile. The cab bounced in and out of a pothole. Jacob looked out of the window at his new city. He hadn’t been glad to leave his old home, but now he was looking forward to a new adventure. Jacob began to sing.
It’s a brand-new life for us, hey ho!
A brand-new life for us!
And before he knew it, his whole family had joined in.
Other books in the Jacob Two-Two series:
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
By Mordecai Richler, illustrated by Dušan Petričić
Poor Jacob Two-Two, only two plus two plus two years old and already a prisoner of The Hooded Fang. What had he done to deserve such terrible punishment? Why, the worst crime of all – insulting a grown-up.
Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur
By Mordecai Richler, illustrated by Dušan Petričić
When his parents bring a little green lizard home from their vacation in Kenya, Jacob Two-Two is thrilled. But as the days pass, he realizes that Dippy isn’t an ordinary lizard. In fact, Dippy’s not so little either. As Dippy grows bigger and bigger, he begins to attract attention from some very important people. Before Jacob realizes, he is on the run from the entire government!
Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case
By Mordecai Richler, illustrated by Dušan Petričić
Just as Jacob Two-Two settles into his new life in Canada, things are turned upside down! First, Jacob gets a new neighbor, who does double duty as a spy; then his school gets a new principal, who turns out to be mean and nasty; and then, unknowingly, he makes an enemy – who could it be? Jacob Two-Two’s adventure takes him into the fascinating world of spies.
Praise for Mordecai Richler’s Jacob Two-Two series:
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
“Mordecai Richler is a funny man, a good writer, and everyone should go out tomorrow morning and beat his local bookseller into submission if he hasn’t got a nice plump display of books titled
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
…. It is ghastly and funny… an unbelievably believable unbelievable place with no artificial sweeteners or preservatives.”
–
The New York Times Book
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