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40 pp.
| Philomel |
June, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-25184-9$16.99
(4)
K-3
After stuffed-animal friends Hopper and Wilson--an elephant and a mouse, respectively--imagine what it's like at the end of the world, they set sail in a newspaper boat to find out. Even during this contemplative (a little overly so) story's most dramatic moment--Hopper falls overboard--van Lieshout's spell of calm is unbroken, thanks to her tempered colors and expanses of white.