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32 pp.
| Putnam |
October, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-23987-8$16.99
(1)
K-3
Illustrated by
Sophie Blackall.
Gia, "thinking about all the years it had been just me and Mama," isn't looking forward to the "ding-dang baby." Gia's narrative voice is prime Woodson--lyrical, colloquial, and imbued with the authentic feelings of a child. Blackall's smooth-edged, Chinese ink and watercolor illustrations dramatize the story's familiar yet comforting message about change, delivered here with unusual warmth and grace.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2010