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Illustrated by
Chris Appelhans.
A greyhound and groundhog frolic playfully in this wonderfully illustrated, lyrical tongue-twister of a picture book. "A round hound, a grey dog, a round little hound dog. / A greyhog, a ground dog, a hog little hound dog." The words are as spare as the pencil and watercolor brushstrokes, and both--like the delightful butterflies the animals encounter--are quietly astounding.
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K-3
Illustrated by
Chris Appelhans.
A girl tries to teach her new pet sloth, Sparky, to play hide-and-seek, roll over, fetch: nothing. After a misguided pseudo-talent show, the girl accepts that, while Sparky is no whirling dervish, he is an endearing companion. Appelhans's striking watercolor and pencil illustrations, in a muted color palette of pinks, browns, and green-blues, do much of the story's heavy lifting.
Reviewer: Sam Bloom
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2014
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