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Three Cheers for Catherine the Great!

32 pp. | DK Ink/Kroupa | September, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-7894-2622-6 $$16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Giselle Potter. This year, Sara's beloved Russian grandmother wants no presents for her birthday. So each of her friends, neighbors, and relatives decides to give her a no present--which Sara's mother says "can be anything . . . as long as it comes from deep inside you." Potter's flat, homey sketches incorporate just enough detail to aptly convey people and place in this endearing story of a child's relationship with a special grandparent.

Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1999