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40 pp.
| Scholastic/Orchard |
April, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-545-43379-2$16.99
(3)
K-3Fiercely & Friends series.
Illustrated by
Diane Palmisciano.
In four tightly connected episodic chapters, Jilli, Jim, and Jilli's dog Fiercely plant seeds for the upcoming Vegetable Parade and fend off a "garden monster" (read: Fiercely) until parade day. First-person narration and onomatopoeia add immediacy to prose carefully written for a new reader. Palmisciano playfully varies the perspective of her oil-pastel illustrations to add drama through visual hyperbole.