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80 pp.
| Candlewick |
May, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-1721-0$$14.99
(3)
1-3
Illustrated by
Katharine McEwen.
In this follow-up to The Man Who Wore All His Clothes, Mrs. Gaskitt starts winning contests and the children get a cheerful substitute teacher who steals things. Alhberg uses his accomplished storytelling to tie these events together in a satisfying tale. The art, with its shallow perspective and childlike shapes, is as funny and offbeat as the chapter-book text.