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Paley, Dan

Luigi and the Barefoot Races

32 pp. | Tilbury | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-88448-397-7 $16.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-88448-474-5
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Aaron Boyd. Luigi, "legendary barefoot racer of Regent Street," is tricked into racing a dog; remarkably, Luigi wins. The dense, nostalgic text is slow moving; the unremarkable illustrations keep the identity of Luigi's opponent hidden for dramatic effect. Information about tall tales (the note is coy about whether this is one) and Philadelphia (where Paley grew up on Regent Street) is appended.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

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