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Eriksson, Eva

Molly Goes Shopping

32 pp. | Farrar/R&S | April, 2003 | Trade ISBN 91-29-65819-5 $$15.00

(2) K-3 Translated by Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard. Molly the pig walks to the store by herself, but once there, she gets a bit flustered and misremembers the order. Within this charming middle-class animal neighborhood, rendered in grainy colored pencils, Eriksson imbues her precocious piglet with a range of recognizable emotions and behaviors. In the end, the milestone of a first solo outing is successfully met, thanks to Grandma's encouragement and Molly's youthful enthusiasm.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2003