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32 pp.
| Lee |
September, 1998 |
TradeISBN 1-880000-70-9$$15.95
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Christy Hale.
Elizabeti, a contemporary Tanzanian girl, adopts an oval-shaped rock as a doll and names it Eva. The story tells about Eva's temporary disappearance, but the heart of the story is Elizabeti's acceptance of Eva not just as a real doll, but as a real person. The straightforward telling is smooth and clean, and the illustrations, echoing Eva's shape and color, are often oval vignettes with softly speckled backgrounds.