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197 pp.
| Simon |
June, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-689-82594-3$$16.00
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Brian Selznick.
Natalie writes a whole book and gets it published under the eye of her unsuspecting mother, a children's book editor, who only knows that she has an exciting manuscript from an unknown author. Family read-aloud and publishing comedy are two genres you don't often see brought together, but that's exactly what Clements has done here. The occasional pencil illustrations are warm and witty.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2001