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Black, Michael Ian

The Purple Kangaroo

32 pp. | Simon | December, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-5771-3 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Peter Brown. A monkey tries to convince skeptical readers of its ESP ability ("Hey, kid. Guess what? I can read minds"). The story's punch line isn't quite as funny as all that precedes it, but the raucous setup will have readers laughing. Mixed-media illustrations starring the monkey and a juggling, roller-skating marsupial abet the silly chain-yanking.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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