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32 pp.
| Kids Can |
February, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-1-55453-424-1$16.95
(3)
K-3
Ruby can't fathom why her cat, Mattoo, won't play with her, but readers will delight in spotting the reason: the girl is as quiet and gentle as an avalanche. Thanks to her big imagination, Ruby learns the advantage of being calm by book's end. The art, a combination of acrylics and collage, is just as feisty as the protagonist.