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40 pp.
| HarperCollins/Tegen |
February, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-264410-7$17.99
(1)
K-3
In Bliss's nearly wordless book, told mainly through panel illustrations, ordinary-looking Grace sneaks out of her dads' NYC apartment at night to creatively raise money to buy a companion for class guinea pig Gus. Deadpan Grace remains hilariously impassive, her little Mona Lisa–esque smile the only hint of her extraordinary measures. Cameo appearances and visual jokes fly fast and furious throughout Bliss's giddily gleeful tale.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2018