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K-3
Illustrated by
Lisa Campbell Ernst.
Lucy, a quiet girl with six rambunctious brothers, escapes to the peace of the library. When the librarian gives her a special book, Lucy uses it to calm her noisy brothers. Short sentences and simple dialogue make this story, with cartoonish illustrations, engaging. Superfluous reading questions and activities follow the text.