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36 pp.
| Abrams |
March, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-8109-4841-9$$14.95
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Illustrated by
John Speirs.
An anthology of silly short poems about wild and domestic animals, this collection will no doubt amuse young readers but is very similar to many other books of verse. Borrowing their forms from nursery rhymes and riddles, many of the poems have a jaunty, catchy tone. The illustrations feature happy children and dapper, anthropomorphized animals. Ind.