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32 pp.
| Atheneum |
March, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-689-81143-8$$16.00
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jill Pinkwater.
Mr. and Mrs. Submarine are eating breakfast one rainy morning when they invite first a cat, then a dog, and a horse in from the rain. Along with a few more rain-soaked animals, the Submarines bring in their car, a Marine marching band, a circus troupe, and none other than Ludwig van Beethoven himself. The escalating nonsense of the droll story is well captured in the bold and cheerful illustrations.