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Shavick, Andrea

You'll Grow Soon, Alex

32 pp. | Walker | August, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-8027-8736-3 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Russell Ayto. Tired of being the shortest kid, Alex asks everyone how to grow--but nothing works. Uncle Danny, the tallest person Alex knows, fills him in on the pitfalls of being vertically blessed and gives Alex some helpful advice: "You need to grow a bit on the inside." Alex stops wishing to be the tallest kid and becomes the happiest kid. The cartoony illustrations lighten the overly purposeful story.
Reviewer: Susan Halperin

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