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40 pp.
| Little Bee |
May, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4998-0238-2$17.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Migy Blanco.
The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair introduced many wonders, but fictional attendees Lillie and Aunt Mae are focused on an electric candy machine that spins sugar into fluffy threads of "fairy floss" (what we now call cotton candy). Candy-colored illustrations are a bit garish and the telling somewhat over-sweet, but this picture book introduces an appealing little bit of history. Reading list.