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PICTURE BOOKS

Waber, Bernard

Evie & Margie

32 pp. | Houghton/Lorraine | October, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-618-34124-2 $$15.00

(2) K-3 Best friends Evie and Margie share everything, including the desire to star in the classroom production of "Cinderella." Margie masters the art of crying on cue, but Evie can produce little more than a weak moan. The tears flow freely, however, when Margie wins the part: jealousy has entered their world. Waber's loosely sketched hippopotami show their emotions freely. Read this one aloud for the full effect of Waber's delivery.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2003