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Boris and Borsch
Honour book for the 1991 CBC awards.
Boris, scruffy and ready for action, and Borsch, neat and peaceful, are teddy bears. They are given to Eugene, a cherub and Patrick, a wild bucaneer. The bears have a hard time until they find out with whom they really belong.
Boris, scruffy and ready for action, and Borsch, neat and peaceful, are teddy bears. They are given to Eugene, a cherub and Patrick, a wild bucaneer. The bears have a hard time until they find out with whom they really belong.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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About the author
Robin Klein
85 books76 followersWinner of the Dromkeen Medal (1991).
Robin Klein was born 28 February 1936 in Kempsey, New South Wales into a family of nine children. Leaving school at age 15, Klein worked several jobs before becoming established as a writer, having her first story published at age 16. She would go on to write more than 40 books, including Hating Alison Ashley (adapted into a feature film starring Delta Goodrem in 2005), Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (adapted into a television series for the Seven Network in 1992), and Came Back to Show You I Could Fly (adapted into a film directed by Richard Lowenstein in 1993).
Klein’s books are hugely celebrated, having won the CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Award in both the Younger Readers and the Older Readers categories, as well as a Human Rights Award for Literature in 1989 for Came Back to Show You I Could Fly. Klein is widely considered one of Australia’s most prolific and beloved YA authors.
Robin Klein was born 28 February 1936 in Kempsey, New South Wales into a family of nine children. Leaving school at age 15, Klein worked several jobs before becoming established as a writer, having her first story published at age 16. She would go on to write more than 40 books, including Hating Alison Ashley (adapted into a feature film starring Delta Goodrem in 2005), Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (adapted into a television series for the Seven Network in 1992), and Came Back to Show You I Could Fly (adapted into a film directed by Richard Lowenstein in 1993).
Klein’s books are hugely celebrated, having won the CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Award in both the Younger Readers and the Older Readers categories, as well as a Human Rights Award for Literature in 1989 for Came Back to Show You I Could Fly. Klein is widely considered one of Australia’s most prolific and beloved YA authors.
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June 25, 2014
I loved this book as a kid! I always felt really sad for Borsch, who so desperately wanted to be neat but lived in the messy house with food and dirt constantly solidifying in his fur. As a kid that always made me tear up.
February 19, 2025
One of those stories where nobody learns an Important Moral Lesson, which as a kid I found pleasingly subversive. The Princess Who Hated It, also by this author, has some very similar themes and I loved it for the same reason. The bears don’t learn to appreciate what they had, they make the swap and like it WAY better! I enjoy the contrast between Eugene and Patrick’s families, homes, and daily routines, described with attention to detail and subtle humour.
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