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32 pp.
| Farrar |
October, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-374-38319-7$$16.00
(3)
K-3
Big-bellied and white-bearded Joe runs "Joe's Snack Bar," doling out treats all summer long, but where does he go in winter? Humorous watercolor illustrations show patrons imagining Joe, among other things, on a cruise and on a safari with elephants carrying ice cream cones in their trunks. Even though Joe "won't tell a soul," the final picture, showing Joe in a red suit with reindeer sampling his cones, suggests he winters at the North Pole....