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Lionni, Leo

Theodore and the Talking Mushroom

32 pp. | Knopf | March, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-84551-2 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-94551-9 $19.99
Reissue (1971, Pantheon)
(3) K-3 Mouse Theodore feels upstaged by his animal friends' talents. Claiming to understand a talking mushroom's language, he earns everyone's respect--and the right to be "venerated above all other animals"--until his lie is exposed in a most humiliating way. Lionni's signature collages, in mottled greens and marbleized browns, create an irresistibly lush forest setting.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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