PICTURE BOOKS
Giff, Patricia Reilly

Patti Cake and Her New Doll

(4) K-3 Since Patti has her "own new room," her babysitter (readers may wonder if Patti has parents) promises her a "new-room present," and at a store the next day Patti chooses a doll. Patti's narration is engaging, but the threads--coping with fear of the dark, protecting the doll from Patti's dog--seem slack. The illustrations exude calm, even during dog-initiated turbulence.

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