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32 pp.
| HarperCollins |
July, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-075889-9$17.99
(3)
K-3
The childless Portlys find a kitten under their sofa. They dress, feed, and spoil her, then send her to school, where her active distaste for rules gets her in trouble. The story, featuring a heroine whose delectable devilishness is displayed in the antic illustrations, works both as rollicking entertainment and, more subtly, as commentary about parents' unconditional love.