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If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't!
40 pp.
| Little |
May, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-316-37659-4$16.99
(3)
K-3
Magnolia warns readers about bringing a piano to the beach: it'll be ruined by seagulls and drift away when you try to clean it; and when you try to fish it out, you'll instead reel in...the best find ever. This silly, childlike If You Give a Mouse a Cookie–style story is bolstered by digital drawings that focus on Magnolia's priceless facial expressions.