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32 pp.
| Groundwood
| March, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-1-55498-098-7$16.95
(2)
K-3
Translated by Elisa Amado.
Illustrated by
Elena Val.
Benedict, a toddler-sized demon, stars in this square-shaped little book. Finding his "red, red, red" home too hot, he sets off, first to the North Pole (too cold); then the desert (too dry); then the just-right "blue, blue, blue" sea. Patterned text and basic color concepts heighten the allure for children; the droll illustrations will also appeal to the New Yorker adult set.