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32 pp.
| Gecko |
April, 2019 |
TradeISBN 978-1-776572-14-4$16.99
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A little pig ("Oink!") settles into a bathtub until a little sheep ("Maaa?") with a toy boat comes in. Another knock brings a shower-capped cow ("Moo?"); then a life-preserver-sporting donkey ("Hee haw?") arrives. The pig looks comically more defeated with every page-turn. Told only through small-scale art and the animal and door sounds, the story uses smart pacing and energetic line work to draw out the droll humor.
Reviewer: Julie Roach
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2019