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Sones, Sonya , Tramer, Bennett

Violet and Winston

32 pp. | Dial | March, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8037-3234-6 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Chris Raschka. Violet the swan and Winston the duck are old friends with much in common. They both enjoy café society and picnics in the country, but they encounter some sticky patches in their friendship in this trio of stories. Raschka's jazzy visual rhythms, fauvist palette, and background details lend verve and originality to the classic themes of the trials and satisfactions of friendship.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2009