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32 pp.
| Feiwel
| May, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-0-312-37010-7$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Brian Pinkney.
Nena is a "diva-in-training" who wants to act, sing, and dance just like her mother. To bolster their already close relationship, the two spend a day together, which includes time backstage at Mom's matinee performance. The audience for this cutesy book (written by a Broadway star) is questionable. Pinkney's loosely drawn illustrations with lots of white space are the book's highlight.