PRESCHOOL
Lobel, Gillian

Does Anybody Love Me?

(4) PS Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw. Charlie's messy mud and water play inspires cross words from her parents. Feeling unloved, she runs away--to her backyard, where she is eventually found by her grandfather, who makes her feel valued by pretending that he needs her help getting home. The tale is carefully told and accompanied by gauzy illustrations, but the ending feels abrupt.

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