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32 pp.
| Running |
February, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7624-4721-3$16.95
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After planting a seed and making a wish, a young boy grows, as does the tree his seed becomes. The chocolate-box ending, with the wish revealed as the presumably now-adult boy sits in the tree with his son, reflects an adult sensibility rather than a child's. The illustrations, however, create the impression of 3-D shadow and light and may demand a second look.