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32 pp.
| Blue Apple |
June, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-60905-188-4$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Michael Slack.
Cow is in trouble, and it's up to Bee to get the message to the other animals, but chain-reaction misunderstandings recalling the children's game telephone interfere ("Cow is stuck in the fence" becomes "Cow put a duck in the tent," etc.). The hoped-for twist never materializes, but the humor and up-tempo illustrations carry the story to its pleasant-enough conclusion.