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Alda, Arlene

Iris Has a Virus

24 pp. | Tundra | September, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-88776-844-6 $18.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Lisa Desimini. When Iris's illness threatens to keep the family from Grandpa's party, her twin brother gives her a hard time. Kids will identify with both sibs, but the text's intermittent rhymes ("Her head was hot. / She threw up in a pot") are more disruptive than engaging. The appealing cut-paper and digital art makes playful use of perspective.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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