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Hoban, Russell

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

48 pp. | Doubleday | October, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5247-1457-4 $14.99 | Library ISBN 978-1-5247-1458-1 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5247-1459-8
Reissue (1971, Parents' Magazine Press)
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Lillian Hoban. In this creative, unsentimental "Gift of the Magi" tale, Mrs. Otter and her son, Emmet, hope to surprise each other with a store-bought Christmas present. Emmet puts a hole in Ma's washtub to join a jug band, and Ma hocks Emmet's tool chest for dress material, each hoping to win the talent show. Colorful illustrations of the close-knit animal community contain plenty of warmth.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

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