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K-3
Illustrated by
Sophie Blackall.
Though Edwin's just a baby, he's the one who notices the car keys in his brother's shoe, his mother's purse on top of the car, etc. He tries to tell Mom--"Figbutton noo noo POCKY BOOKY froppin ROOF"--but all she hears is babbling. Blackall's delicately lined illustrations, in Chinese ink, watercolor, and gouache, feature a lively family of (elegantly garbed) ferrets.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2011