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Flake, Sharon G.

You Are NOT a Cat!

(4) PS Illustrated by Anna Raff. "I am a cat. Meow," says a duck. But a cat isn't having it: "You are a duck. Quack, quack." This not-quite-battle of wills--the duck seems too dim to have one--is rousing, although the ending doesn't provide the impact the story deserves. Colorful mixed-media art shows the expressive pair humorously debating an underlying serious subject: the right to define oneself.

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