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Smallman, Steve

Scowl

24 pp. | Tiger Tales | March, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58925-155-7 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Richard Watson. "It was a dreamy, sunbeamy day in Cupcake Wood." So begins this gentle, gutsy parody of twee children's books about frolicsome woodland animals. Here, owl Scowl is so grouchy that he says "Get lost!" when someone gives him something, which ultimately leads him to experience an unfamiliar emotion: empathy. Watson subtly mocks animal cute-ification without insulting fans of the genre.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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