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48 pp.
| Holiday |
March, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-8234-1376-4$$14.95
(2)
K-3
Four stories span three seasons, feature two sheep, and illuminate one great friendship. Blanche and Otis rake leaves in the fall, and after a storm topples Otis's tree, Blanche gives him a baby pine tree for Christmas and presents him with lawn chairs made from his old tree. Caple's soft illustrations depict the changing seasons and emphasize the quiet mood of the episodic plot.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2000