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32 pp.
| Barron's |
August, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-7641-5767-1$12.95
(4)
K-3
When Nana Bear's beloved cockatoo flies out the window, Toby tries to cheer up his grandmother by making her a card ("with lots of love") so big that he must wrap it in newspaper--which, Nana Bear notices, features a classified ad relaying news of a found cockatoo. Wilhelm's cartoony art is not as appealing as the swift plotting and love-can-work-wonders message.