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32 pp.
| Scholastic |
October, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-439-15311-5$$15.95
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Illustrated by
Ingrid Godon.
Four talking animals collaborate in an effort to placate a crying baby; only after attempting to feed him adult food, bathing him, and playing with him do they find the winning solution: putting him to bed. The book's humor stems from the absurd premise, the chalky illustrations of animals posed like humans and a baby with outsized tears, and the visual punch line at book's end.