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Duffy, Carol Ann

The Tear Thief

32 pp. | Barefoot | September, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-1-84686-045-4 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli. This poetic tale postulates that moonlight is composed of tears collected by a wraith-like creature called the Tear Thief. The book is as airy as its premise, the storytelling meandering and precious ("'How old are you?' 'As old as joy and sorrow.' 'Where do you live?' 'In every place where children cry'"). Ceccoli's dreamlike acrylic illustrations add an attractive luminescent veneer.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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