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40 pp.
| Sleeping Bear |
May, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-1-58536-796-2$15.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Brian Ajhar.
Library Lou promises treasure to pirate Big Pete, but only if he'll behave himself and let her teach him to read; otherwise, he's banned from the premises. Through a lengthy rhyming text that maintains its meter impressively, Pete learns that books are the real treasure. Cartoonish illustrations use light and shadow well to create dimension.