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Fleischer-Camp, Dean , Slate, Jenny

Marcel the Shell: The Most Surprised I've Ever Been

40 pp. | Penguin/Razorbill | October, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59514-456-0 $18.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Amy Lind. Internet sensation Marcel the Shell--the adorably voiced shell with one eyeball and red shoes--describes his journey upon being flicked off a blanket. Much of Marcel's narration, abetted by photorealistic illustrations, plays like a stand-up act ("I don't read the newspaper because it turns my shoes black"). The book succeeds as something but not quite as a picture book.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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