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32 pp.
| Farrar |
August, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-374-36362-5$$16.00
(4)
K-3
Ruthie's lengthy rebellion against eating vegetables ends when her dog eats her picnic sandwich, forcing her to try the veggies she's helped her mother grow: no surprise--she likes them. This predictable outcome is lightened by playful folk-art illustrations in electric colors and an omnipresent pug dog to play straight man to Ruthie's insistent refusal.