The Willoughbys Book Review. The willoughbys is a fun, warm animation about the bond that matters most: The story has dark elements (the parents are funny but relentlessly mean and.
Willoughby, who “frequently forgot that they had children and became quite irritable when they were reminded of it.”. Kids will love the silliness and it will keep them glued to the screen. The willoughbys lois lowry, author, lois lowry, illustrator.
Tim willoughby throughout the entire movie/book had the desire to have a large mustache like his ancestors before him.
The willoughbys had great potential to a funny story, to be enjoyed by the entire family. Instead, “the willoughbys” keeps things upbeat, building to a big finale where the children attempt to rescue their parents from “an alp” where they’ve sent them to freeze. Willoughby, who “frequently forgot that they had children and became quite irritable when they were reminded of it.”. Plot summary this ironic, dark comedy tells the story of four willoughby children.