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32 pp.
| Chronicle |
October, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8118-5610-2$16.99
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Illustrated by
Marc Boutavant.
Children imagine themselves "for just one day" as bunnies, bears, and porcupines, among other creatures. The brief rhyming text in this game of let's-pretend is sprightly: "Or maybe I'll just flutter by / and be a monarch... / butterfly!" Whimsical retro pictures show kiddos with clothes or features that mildly resemble the animal they wish to be.