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44 pp.
| Candlewick |
January, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-0469-0
(2)
K-3
In the first two chapters of this dead-on-target expose of siblinghood, older sister Zelda reigns supreme when playing with younger sister Ivy; in the third chapter, there is a power shift (temporary, of course) as Zelda's know-it-all big-sister tactics backfire and she has to be much, much nicer to Ivy than she was ever truly mean. Kvasnosky's illustrations of the two young fox siblings are as spirited and full of life as her very funny text.