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Kimmel, Eric A.

The Great Texas Hamster Drive: An Original Tall Tale

40 pp. | Cavendish | September, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5357-4 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Bruce Whatley. Sal, daughter of Pecos Bill and Slue Foot Sue, wants a pet. She acquires two hamsters, which quickly multiply to thousands. To solve the problem, Sal, Bill, and his crew round up the hamsters to drive them to Abilene, then Chicago ("City kids love hamsters"). Muted tan-heavy watercolors on clean, expansive white backgrounds play it straight, reining in the tall-tale elements.
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

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