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Ketteman, Helen

Shoeshine Whittaker

32 pp. | Walker | October, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-8027-8714-2 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-8027-8715-0 $$16.85
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Scott Goto. Shoeshine Whittaker cashes in shining shoes in the Old West town of Mudville but faces an angry mob when their shoes don't stay clean. Alas, polishing the town itself only gets him deeper into trouble. Though the overabundance of Western-speak ("What in thunderation are you talkin' about?") and the illustrations' depictions of large human features from odd perspectives may not appeal to all, this clever yarn will entertain those hankerin' for a tall tale.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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