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32 pp.
| Whitman |
September, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8075-2484-8$9.99 New ed. (1946)
(4)
K-3
Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka want to keep their new dresses clean, but they've been taught to help others, so they do chores for a frail old lady--with disastrous results for the dresses. The writing in this redesigned edition of the series installment is sometimes stilted; still, the identical Swedish triplets and their independent adventures, portrayed in old-fashioned-looking illustrations, have appeal.