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32 pp.
| Farrar/Kroupa |
March, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-374-38022-9$16.00
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Anne Wilsdorf.
She's got the sticks and the rhythm--all Maybelle needs is a drum. When she brings home eleven crocodiles (as drum substitutes), her parents beg her to "choose any drum, my dear... / Just get them out of here NOW!" The staccato rhyming text has energy but can be tongue-twisting; the action-packed illustrations enhance the silly plot.