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110 pp.
| Simon/Beach Lane |
April, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4814-0449-5$16.99
|
EbookISBN 978-1-4814-0451-8
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Arthur Howard.
Rylant reunites the animals from her 1995 Gooseberry Park and again places them in danger. A drought threatens the survival of the old and young, and the able four-legged inhabitants devise an amusing, but successful, plan to help them store water. Wordplay and jovial black-and-white illustrations add to the humor, and the gentle narration matches the there's-no-place-like-home theme.