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K-3
Illustrated by
Suse MacDonald.
Children prepare for a Christmas pageant that culminates with a child dressed as a star overlooking the manger scene. The rebus text is simple and repetitive. There are no words at all, rather, "I can see a sheep" is written with a picture of an eye, a can, the letter C, and a sheep. Suse MacDonald's illustrations are clear and cheerful. The book is pleasant, if unremarkable, holiday fare.
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PS
Illustrated by
Suse MacDonald.
"Every bird loves a tree / Every flower loves a bee / Every lock loves a key." Each stanza in this simple rhyming poem describes the affectionate relationship between two things, ending with "And I love you." The rebus is easy to guess and is helped along by the rhyme. Sheep, pigs, sand pails, socks and shoes, among other common images, populate the saccharine illustrations.