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Gershator, Phillis , Green, Mim

Who's Awake in Springtime?

(4) PS Illustrated by Emilie Chollat. Spring-toned illustrations portray various animals (ducks, cats, etc.) in their natural habitats, with all but one young critter (duckling, kitten, etc.) fast asleep. Each spread also shows a little boy wearing a sheep's costume. The joke, which may require a few readings to get, is that he's another sleep shirker: at book's end, his mother spots him hiding behind a tree.

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