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32 pp.
| Viking |
July, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-670-03695-1$$15.99
(3)
K-3
Henry the mouse is too shy for show-and-tell until he brings his pet lizard, Wallace, to school. Wallace makes a break for freedom, and in the classroom brouhaha that follows, Henry completely forgets his nervousness. The story is accompanied by genial illustrations that help deliver the book's humorous ending: Henry's next show-and-tell subject, a spider, also escapes in the classroom.