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32 pp.
| Little Bee
| May, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-1-4998-0421-8$17.99
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Two cockatoos (Cockatoo, Too) mix two cans together to make a stew. Two toucans arrive to share a meal but are appalled to realize it's "toucan stew???!" ("Two-can stew / Oooooooooooh..."). All is resolved when a herd of gnus joins ("New two-can stew!"), but what chaos will ensue when cuckoos fly in? Bright colors, expressive characters, and endless wordplay combine for read-aloud fun.
40 pp.
| Little Bee
| January, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-4998-0102-6$17.99
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"Cockatoo. / Cockatoo, too? / Two cockatoos! / Two cockatoos, too? / Cockatoo tutus!" The words are spare, but the wordplay is plentiful as cockatoos meet, discover tutus, and encounter dancing toucans. The green foliage and generous white space in the watercolor spreads emphasize the birds' tropical plumage. Sharp observers will notice the visual hints of action and characters to come.