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40 pp.
| Simon/Wiseman |
March, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-0810-4$15.99
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Illustrated by
Bob Shea.
Searching for a pet, Cave Boy brings home a woolly mammoth (too big), then a saber-toothed tiger (Papa has allergies), then a dodo bird (not housebroken). But the animals all help stave off a stampede, changing the minds of Mama, Papa, and Gran Cave. Shea's stylized illustrations, with their thick lines, abstracted human figures, and flat perspectives, resemble Chris Raschka's.