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Westcott, Nadine Bernard, Adapter

The Lady with the Alligator Purse

24 pp. | Little | January, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-316-93074-1
1988, Joy Street
(4) PS In board book form, Westcott's up-to-date version of the classic jump-rope rhyme loses some of its punch. Although brief, the text isn't geared toward toddlers ("'Penicillin,' said the doctor, / 'Castor oil,' said the nurse"), and the pastel-colored watercolors are too detailed and slyly funny for the board book crowd. Still, babies may enjoy hearing the rhyme, especially if it's sung to them.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

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