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Stevens, Janet , Crummel, Susan Stevens

The Little Red Pen

56 pp. | Harcourt | April, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-15-206432-7 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Janet Stevens. With a stack of papers to grade, Little Red Pen calls for help from her friends the stapler, scissors, eraser, etc.; their excuses quickly mount up. After Little Red falls into the trashcan, though, the lazy office supplies rescue her. This rollicking read-aloud, with humor-filled watercolors, includes enough plays on words to keep even the most jaded reader chortling.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2011