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40 pp.
| Candlewick |
August, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-1975-2$$15.99
(4)
K-3
It's Sunday, and Steve, who considers school "really, really, really horrible," is depressed. Predictably on Monday morning, his friends' playground antics convince him that "maybe school [isn't] so bad after all!" This thin story is basically an excuse for Layton's funny, unkempt illustrations, which feature dialogue bubbles filled with cursive or craggy print.