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40 pp.
| Random/Schwartz & Wade |
May, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-375-86225-0$17.99
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-375-96225-7$20.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Sophie Blackall.
A help-wanted poster catches the eye of a redundant Parisian postman. "Are you nimble? Are you fast? Are you strong?" Lalouche is all three, and thus begins his career as a boxer. The stylishly funny text demands to be read aloud; the jaunty, kindly pictures in cut-paper collage cast lovely shadows, with the book design giving us ringside seats.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2013