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32 pp.
| Holiday |
September, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8234-1719-3$16.95
(4)
K-3
Fox Rufus leads his sheep friend Babette on a goose chase to her surprise party. The book's aim is to teach similes; plot is buried beneath explanatory notes and simile-based dialogue. It works in most places, but sometimes the chosen similes either don't fit well together or are just straight comparisons. The synthetic-looking illustrations are garish but lively.