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K-3
One morning at breakfast, Anna discovers her spoon can change the cereal letters in her bowl into different words, just like magic. So when she meets up with a lost boy, she uses her magic spoon to create anagrams that lead the way home. The somewhat contrived story line is dictated by the anagram combinations, but the concept of word manipulation is vividly depicted in the bold collage illustrations.