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32 pp.
| Viking |
September, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-670-05907-2$16.99
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PS
Illustrated by
Steve Johnson
&
Lou Fancher.
"Momma, will you feed the hen? / Yes or no or maybe? / Scatter corn around the pen. / You and me and baby." Throughout one day, a little boy poses questions, all concerning animals, to his mother. Her carefully thought-out rhymed answers are refreshing (she's no yes-woman), but the sun-dappled paintings of the loving family have a somewhat over-idealized quality.