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K-3
Illustrated by
Valeria Docampo.
Angelina Neatolini's proclivity for playing in the dirt conflicts with the ideals of her neat-freak family. When a hard-of-hearing ladybug fairy godmother mistakes the word pet for pest, Angelina finds her house full of carpenter bees, pink widow spiders, and a pastry baking bug. The plot is familiar, but Docampo's vibrant, energetic gouache illustrations will charm young readers.