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Smith, Dana Kessimakis
2 Reviews
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Laura Freeman.
A little boy copes with moving to a new home by pretending that he is a space boy about to "zoom to Mars." It's a sound premise, but a nonrhyming narrative would have served the story better than the merely serviceable rhymes do. The illustrations have a synthetic quality, but they do capture children's apprehension about facing the new.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Laura Freeman.
A young boy puts on his cowboy gear and heads off, sibling "pardner" in tow, to spend a fun-filled day with Grandma. They round up a puppy herd, eat some grub, and turn a day of babysitting into a cowboy's delight. Warm pictures of the happy, urban, multiethnic family fill out the simple, rhyming text.
Reviewer: Susan Halperin
2 reviews
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