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Rylant, Cynthia

Mr. Putter & Tabby Smell the Roses

40 pp. | Houghton | September, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-15-206081-7 $14.99

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Arthur Howard. Mr. Putter cogitates on how to make Mrs. Teaberry's birthday extra-special. He forms the perfect plan: he'll take his plant-loving pal to the Conservatory. Their "heavenly" visit is cut short when Zeke and Tabby misbehave, their antics front-and-center in Howard's consistently humorous pencil, watercolor, and gouache illustrations (but look at Zeke! Who could stay mad at that face?). Rylant writes another winning outing for the friends-of-a-certain-age.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz