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25 pp.
| Candlewick |
October, 1998 |
TradeISBN 1-56402-425-3$$16.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
David Parkins.
Trickster Aunt Nancy manages to beat the visiting Cousin Lazybones at his own game without breaking the rules of etiquette. Peppered with homespun Midwestern colloquialisms and rhythmic repetitions, Root's text begs to be read aloud. Parkins's paintings show small, wiry Aunt Nancy and big, bleary Cousin Lazybones with humorously exaggerated but realistically recognizable facial expressions.
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 1999