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Humor companions drama at every turn of the tide in this simple poetic tale. A mother tells her son a nighttime story about a little clam who doesn't heed the advice of the whispering tide or his friends, a blue-eyed scallop and a sideways crab, who warn him of his ocean enemies. Reiser's simplicity belies her attention to every detail in this well-designed book.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom
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September, 1998