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Russo, Marisabina

Sophie Sleeps Over

32 pp. | Roaring Brook/Porter | March, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-933-7 $16.99

(2) K-3 At Olive's sleepover, Penelope purports to be "'Olive's best friend.' 'No, I'm her best friend,' said Sophie." Things come to a head over (protagonist) Sophie's best-friend birthday gift to Olive. After lights-out, the bunny girls reach détente over missing their favorite dolls. Friendship, hurt feelings, homesickness--all are all conveyed with respect and sensitivity in Russo's accessible text and tidy gouache illustrations.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2014