# Chrysanthemum

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrysanthemum/126124>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 29, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrysanthemum/126124 "2002-08-29T17:03:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrysanthemum/126124/1 "2002-08-29T17:03:19Z")

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I usually don’t find myself reading children’s books (unless it’s the Little Prince), but the last time I was at Barnes & Noble someone had misplaced a book called **Chrysanthemum** which I picked up and read in the store.

It’s about this little girl mouse who hates her long name. and the illustrations are so damn adorable, I almost bought the book for my future child assuming I ever even have one! 😛

For any parents out there with little girls, I highly recommend it. 🙂

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**Author:** ![SwimmingwithChickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@SwimmingwithChickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingwithChickens)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrysanthemum/126124/2 "2002-08-29T21:25:43Z")

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I’ve done the very same thing except I bought the book. Although it wasn’t illustrated, The Keeper of the Isis Light struck me enough to buy and read, it’s pretty good too. It’s a young adult’s book and worth the 200 pages.