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Russo, Marisabina

Mama Talks Too Much

32 pp. | Greenwillow | August, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-688-16411-0 $$16.00
(4) K-3 On the way to market, Celeste wants to hurry, but Mama wants to talk to the neighbors. When a neighbor comes by with a puppy, however, Celeste is the one wanting to stop and talk. Although the situation is too slim to hang a story on, the ritually chanted text moves well and the brightly hued gouache paintings open a folk-art window on a multiracial metropolis.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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