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32 pp.
| Boyds
| March, 2004
|
TradeISBN 1-56397-987-X$$15.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Normand Chartier.
Inspired by the old Yiddish tale about the tailor who reconfigures his overcoat into smaller and smaller garments, the teller spins a purely American yarn about a cowboy whose pair of chaps eventually becomes a button. While a little heavy on the corn, the story should please young cowhands. The illustrations are undistinguished but energetic. Author's note. Glos.
32 pp.
| Holt
| September, 1998
|
TradeISBN 0-8050-4384-5$$15.95
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Louise August.
Mireleh, the youngest of three daughters, is dismissed by her father when she declares she loves him "the way meat loves salt." The homey quality suggested in the title is rendered in the energetic peasant-like feel of the linocuts. Both the writing and art contribute to the abundant good spirit, captured in a final Mazel Tov!, the musical score for which is provided at the end.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 1998
2 reviews
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