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32 pp.
| Holt |
January, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-3380-7
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A child asks his mother questions about how he can do things animals do, such as, "Without a tail, how can I swing in the breeze?" To each question his mother has an answer: "By ropes and a board, hung from the tallest of trees." Narahashi's gentle watercolors are the book's strength, portraying a world of soft greens and blues in which mother and child have plenty of time for questions and play.