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John, , Wendy,

Periwinkle Smith and the Faraway Star

32 pp. | Price Stern | May, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8431-9940-6 $9.99
(4) K-3 One night tutu-and-hightops-wearing Periwinkle notices a lonely-looking star through her telescope. After various efforts to contact it fail, she spies her flashlight on the floor and gets an idea. The manga-like art is stylized to a degree that noseless Periwinkle appears somewhat vacant and the story's resolution is a letdown, but the message about perseverance and kindness goes down easily.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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