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32 pp.
| Greenwillow |
March, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-208195-7$12.99
(1)
K-3
Mouse Penny wants to share her new song, but its performance will have to wait: "...the babies are asleep." Penny quietly plays with her toys, waiting for her delayed gratification--when the whole family can enjoy it. In his first beginning reader, Henkes strikes all the right notes. Language, art, characterization, and plot are all executed, like Penny's song, beautifully.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2012