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32 pp.
| Simon |
June, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-689-85835-3$$12.95
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Illustrated by
Buket Erdogan.
Two mice hitch a ride in a picnic basket and experience the colorful delights of summer, described in Thompson's evocative text: "Drippy, sweet, / wet, / red watermelon"; "Oh, so high, / bright / blue sky"; "Sweet-tart sip, / yellow / lemonade." Illustrations with rich colors and pleasingly rounded animal shapes give a mouse's-eye view of the summer day, which ends with a fireworks display.