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32 pp.
| Hyperion |
April, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-7868-0501-3$$15.99
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Illustrated by
David McPhail.
Surrounded by friendly make-believe animals, a boy and girl appear in various fanciful settings, all accompanied by a metaphoric line ("Stick is wand / when you suppose / the magic it can cause"). Soft, almost fuzzy watercolors exemplify and add nostalgic touches to the text, whose effect is sometimes pleasantly metric and sometimes a beat or two off.