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32 pp.
| Tricycle |
October, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-58426-187-8$15.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jaime Zollars.
After stealing a lemon drop from behind the counter, the narrator finds herself trapped at the Slidy Diner, where the owner "smells like rotten grill grease," the coffee induces hives, and the ladyfingers "really are." Snyder's text describes the eerie diner in deliciously gross depth, while Zollars's acrylic and collage illustrations in shadowy colors add details and humor.