The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau6/23/2023 ![]() tough," he says, and pulls them in for a hug. ![]() Their father finds out.but instead of being disappointed that his boys weren't tough, Big Lou shows his own soft side. Each chapter tells of a new effort to be rotten, and how every time they try to be unkind, it backfires and they find they have done something good and made someone happy. But then they decide the time has come to prove to the world how tough they are, by setting out to do bad things. ![]() They walk to school (buses are for softies), they spend recess leaning against that wall, glaring and spitting (playing is for softies). Their mama is no longer with them, and Big Lou is Tough, and encourages his boys to be too. ![]() Two young rats, Louie and Ralphie, want to be Tough, like their dad, Big Lou. The Infamous Ratsos, by Kara LaReaua (Candlewick August 2016) is a lovely early reader/first chapter book that is both funny in its words and pictures, and sweet in a valuable life lesson offering way. ![]()
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