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32 pp.
| Cavendish |
October, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-7614-5150-1$$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jackie Urbanovic.
Peace-loving Minuette is sent to her uncle Sir Horace the Horrible while her daddy recovers from the flu. Trying to convince her uncle that she'd rather have a hug than witness his heroics, such as slaying a dragon and vanquishing an army, she eventually persuades her fierce but clueless uncle that arms are for hugging. The story may be treacly, but the animated watercolors show a plucky, diminutive Minuette.