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32 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper |
January, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-156148-1$16.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Doug Cushman.
When fruit seller Sy fades away to invisibility one morning, it's an inexplicable inconvenience: though doctors are unfazed, Sy's customers are put off by his swathed, subsequently mummy-like, head. The appealing premise, fey logic, and offbeat hero are much abetted by Cushman's deftly drafted illustrations with a bright palette keyed to Sy's beloved fruit.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2011