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32 pp.
| Thames
| October, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-500-65015-8$15.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Neil Stevens.
London girl Dot shares a name and a birthday with her New Yorker grandmother. This book follows the younger as she tries to deliver a card; flip it to follow Grandma Dot as she travels westward through international cities to London for the big day. Nicely parallel story lines offset the gimmick-factor. Retro blue-and-red illustrations are adorable but for some old-fashioned cultural stereotypes.