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32 pp.
| Groundwood
| April, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-55498-820-4$16.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-55498-821-1
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Qin Leng.
It is Alice Babette's birthday, and her friend Gertrude is planning a surprise dinner. While disaster is being brewed (but poetry written), Alice takes herself for a day out. Adult fans of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas can nudge each other at the story's allusions; all can enjoy the airy illustrations of Paris in April and the affectionately funny portrait of a legendary friendship.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2016
1 reviews
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