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32 pp.
| Houghton |
April, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-0-544-45605-1$12.99
|
PaperISBN 978-0-544-45606-8$3.99 New ed. (2004, Clarion)
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K-3Green Light Readers series.
Illustrated by
Doug Cushman.
Originally published as a picture book, this edition is reformatted for beginning readers. Elaborate preparations set the stage for a young mouse's cowboy-themed birthday celebration. The frivolity gets out of hand, but the revelers re-group and clean up, and the party goes on. Though the rhyming text is uneven, the festive watercolors provide context clues to help with decoding.