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40 pp.
| Simon/Aladdin |
March, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-9149-6$16.99
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Illustrated by
Scott Nash.
In this lesser companion to Catch That Baby, toddler Rudy wants to give his mother a special birthday present, but the ladybug he found in the garden flies away, his block tower tumbles down, and the dog messes up his painting for her. Told with minimal, repetitive text ("Uh-oh, Rudy!"; "WOW!"), the point of the story is lost in the action-filled illustrations.