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32 pp.
| Clarion |
August, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-618-49586-X$15.00
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Illustrated by
Carol Thompson.
A little boy describes his first day of school, which proves remarkably similar to his mother's day at the office: e.g., the image supporting "I...tried hard to do my very best writing" shows the boy working to master the alphabet, while on the facing page his mom types at her computer. The loose, bustling watercolors depicting their parallel experiences are engaging and reassuring.