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32 pp.
| Boyds |
November, 2006 |
TradeISBN 1-59078-195-3$16.95
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Illustrated by
Nancy Cote.
"Mrs. Fickle likes her pickles. / She plants each tiny seed. / Mrs. Fickle likes her pickles. / They're growing fast indeed." The tempo of the minimal, repetitive rhymes doesn't quite match the slower pace of the illustrations, which do most of the storytelling: bright gouache colors show Mrs. Fickle planting and canning cucumbers--and then eating her beloved pickles.