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40 pp.
| Farrar/Ferguson |
September, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-374-36399-4$16.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Christine Davenier.
Samantha tries out her new roller skates, at first gingerly, then more confidently, then too confidently, skating out the door. She hurtles down a hill, disrupting activities and gathering up objects as she goes. Davenier's effervescent pencil and watercolor illustrations are a match for Ashman's engaging light-as-air verse, propelling the action forward and conveying the madcap quality of the chaos.