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For Better or for Worse: A Storm in April

For Better or for Worse: A Storm in April

1996 · 30 min · Animation, Family

Elly thinks she can handle bringing April to work with her, but the library has never before seen such destruction. April is very different from the other Patterson kids: the characters look back at Elly’s pregnancy and the circumstances around April’s birth,during a freak winter storm in the early hours of April 1st. Now that the older kids don't need them as much, John and Elly realize that, even though April is a handful, she’ll still grow up way too fast.

Directed by Lynn Johnston · Written by Lynn Johnston

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