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32 pp.
| Tundra
| March, 2007
|
TradeISBN 978-0-88776-761-6$18.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Georgia Graham.
Wanda brings some tadpoles to school. After they mature into frogs, Wanda's teacher brings most of them to the creek, but Wanda takes a few home--with comical results. This generally pleasant story has some pacing problems. The chalk pastel illustrations are serviceable (although Wanda's parents are caricaturishly grotesque), but the black type is hard to read over the scribbly backgrounds.
32 pp.
| Tundra
| March, 2005
|
TradeISBN 0-88776-717-6$15.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Georgia Graham.
Wanda refuses to get a haircut, until the day an outlandish chain of events leaves her wild, curly hair in a tangled mess. She finally goes to the hairdresser--and comes out looking tame and ordinary. Fortunately, she's unreformed. "It will soon grow again," she says. Entertaining illustrations in chalk pastels make the most of Wanda's luxuriant hair.
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Georgia Graham.
Tyler is wearing a new pair of boots when he helps his uncle during the annual cattle drive. He can't understand why no one seems to notice his sparkling shoes, but he soon gets involved in the work of the round-up. The other cowhands finally compliment Tyler when his boots show the scars of a job well done. The story offers plenty of details about contemporary cow handling, and the paintings, though sometimes awkwardly rendered, set the stage for the text.