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Kallok, Emma

Gem

32 pp. | Tricycle | March, 2001 | Trade ISBN 1-58246-027-2 $$14.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Joel Bower. A girl awaits the birth of her sister while listening to little "gems" played by Bluesy, a saxophone-playing neighbor. The story, written by the child author of The Diary of Chickabiddy Baby, is burdened by large doses of figurative language and too many fancy fonts. Bower's illustrations use surrealistic backgrounds and varying perspectives to convey the emotions of this interracial family as they welcome a new baby.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

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