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PICTURE BOOKS

Angleberger, Tom

Crankee Doodle

32 pp. | Clarion | June, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-81854-2 $16.99

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Cece Bell. Depicted in spindly lined cartoons, Yankee Doodle and his pony debate plans for the afternoon. His pony cheerfully suggests they go to town--do some shopping, buy a feather for his hat--but each idea is met with disdain. Readers will cheerfully hum their way through the giddily imagined argument and resolution. An author's note outlines possible origins of America's goofiest ditty.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2013