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32 pp.
| Carolrhoda |
September, 1999 |
TradeISBN 1-57505-414-0$$15.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Adrian Johnson.
The flattened perspectives of the color-rich paintings have a humorous aspect, but Martha's adventures with a small, wood-eating monster who grows larger each day are not as funny as they could be. When the greedy thing eats her wardrobe, Martha exchanges him for an egg with green and purple speckles (although the pet store owner tries to dissuade her). Who knows what this one will become?