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Duran, Teresa

Benedict

32 pp. | Groundwood | March, 2011 | Trade ISBN 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.

Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2011