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40 pp.
| Hyperion |
January, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-1437-6$16.99
(3)
K-3
Wilbur's love of clothes sets the rest of the naked mole rat community abuzz with censure. In the end, though, Wilbur's oddball approach to life is both validated and celebrated. With snappy humor and snappier duds, Willems delivers the familiar be-true-to-yourself adage with panache; his expressive characters telegraph plenty of motion and emotion on sparely composed, reader-friendly spreads.