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40 pp.
| Random |
May, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-375-86582-4$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-375-96582-1$19.99
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K-3
The story begins familiarly but takes a detour: Eensy Spider refuses to climb back up the fabled spout ("If I had a neck, I could have broken it!"). The book is less a witty parody than an excuse for a run-of-the-mill perseverance pep talk. The art's old-fashioned quality is appropriate in a tale inspired by an ageless children's song.