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32 pp.
| DK Ink |
April, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-7894-4377-5$$14.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Lynne Russell.
Anholt's prose has far more liveliness than his protagonist Ella, a serious child who finds the sunshine within herself only after her grandmother gives her the key to her summerhouse, built as a reminder of her former island home. Russell's vivid, color-drenched pastels are equally adept at capturing character and evoking the fantasy island world of the summerhouse.