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32 pp.
| Little |
October, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-316-07019-5$16.99
(4)
K-3
The author's childhood reminiscences of moving to a farm, and her dreams of owning a horse to fill the empty barn, are undercut by a bait-and-switch ending that will puzzle readers (the hoped-for birthday present turns out to be a bicycle). However, dynamic watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations in a muted country palette ably capture the narrator's impetuousness and the beauty of rural life.