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32 pp.
| Dial |
May, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3358-9$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Amy Wummer.
Kindergarten doesn't daunt Annie: garbed in a star-spangled headband, a red cape, and cowboy boots, she's on the alert for first-day adventures. Retrieving two classmates who have gotten lost, she earns the Gold Star Deputy badge for the day. The watercolor and pencil illustrations are as cheery as Annie herself. Though her first-person narration doesn't always ring true, her enthusiasm does.