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32 pp.
| Cavendish |
August, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7614-5684-1$16.99
(3)
K-3
Cow Effie wants to win a ribbon at the state fair, so she lets her pig friend, Petunia, give her a new look, a new walk, etc. Readers may predict that Effie will get a ribbon--but they probably won't guess what it's for. The be-true-to-yourself message is served with an entertaining side-order of ham: Helakoski's acrylics never lose the story's comedic thread.