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Paschkis, Julie

Magic Spell

32 pp. | Simon | April, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-2210-9 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-2211-6
(3) K-3 The Great Aziz and his hard-working (and under-appreciated) assistant, Zaza, engage in alphabetical one-upsmanship. Aziz turns Zaza's wig into a pig, Zaza turns Aziz's hat into a bat, and so on. Swirly, loose-lined gouache and ink illustrations complement the high-energy rivalry, and letter changes are clearly highlighted in red. Teachers could use this as a springboard for their own classroom word games.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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