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32 pp.
| Harcourt |
April, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-15-201414-4$$16.00
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Illustrated by
Nancy Hayashi.
"I wagged my tail and broke a cup. / I tumbled with a neighbor's pup." As a young farm boy tends to his chores, several animals answer the title question with a brief rhyme. At the end, the boy adds his own account of his day. While the text seems forced, more a recitation of the obvious than a celebration of simple pleasures, the watercolor and pencil illustrations reinforce the text's cheery intentions.