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Escoffier, Michaël

Brief Thief

32 pp. | Enchanted Lion | April, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59270-131-5 $16.95

(2) K-3 Translated by Kris Di Giacomo. Illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo. Lizard Leon "has to go poo." But: "OH NO! NO PAPER!" Fortunately, Leon finds a pair of old underpants hanging on a tree. After Leon finishes, he's accosted by a voice berating Leon for his poor judgment and demanding that he clean the soiled undies. The book's large pages and expressive illustrations give Leon's morality play lots of space to unfold.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2013