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PRESCHOOL
Van Hout, Mies

Surprise

24 pp. | Lemniscaat | April, 2014 | Trade ISBN 979-1-935954-34-7 $17.95
(4) PS "Yearning." "Hoping." "Expecting." "Marveling." One gerund describes each of twelve different stages of parenthood as experienced by one of twelve different birds; the journey concludes with "Letting go." Whether young readers will relate to this adult experience is doubtful, but what's certain is the strength of the artwork: the flouncy, feathery birds are in luminous chalky colors against black backdrops.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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