The Trumpet of the Swan

Meh.

There are a lot of lists to read which felt more like word count filler.

The themes are weak (RANT: Louis chooses his freedom over safety in the zoo, but is also totally fine “donating” his cygnets every year to ensure his freedom.... so apparently the cygnets's freedom means nothing. E.B. White rationalizes this by saying he should donate his “defective” cygnets so the zoo can take extra good care of them.......but Louis was also “defective” at birth and his dad went above and beyond to care for him instead of dumping him at a zoo...)

He has his foot surgically mutilated to play more notes and that's totally fine in a kid's book I guess?

He's in love with a vain swan he can't even communicate with just because she's pretty.

Sam Beaver is constantly compared to looking like “an Indian” for no apparent reason??

I could go on, but it's not worth my time.