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Felix Feels Better

by Rosemary Wells

One Potato Review

“Not feeling perkier,” says Felix, slumped sideways over a bowl of inadequate prunes. That this is finally a temporary affliction is announced in the title, liberating the reader to marvel over Felix’s stoicism even as he is being plopped outside on his toy motorcycle for the proverbial fresh air. What can you do? Be polite about it, at least. Here’s Felix (not thrilled) over pancakes: “No, please.”