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32 pp.
| Dutton |
August, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-525-46892-7$$13.99
(3)
K-3
One day, a mysterious voice on the phone tells pig Peggy, "I am zee Viper. I vill come in 1 year." One year later, she's petrified--but needn't be. (Hint: the book's terrific punch line depends on a familiarity with a Transylvanian accent.) The illustrations of plucky Peggy whiling away her time (eating chocolates, hauling logs, strumming her guitar) throughout the year are a hoot.