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Coakley, Lena

On the Night of the Comet

32 pp. | Orca | September, 2004 | Trade ISBN 1-55143-287-0 $16.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Leslie Elizabeth Watts. Peter, whose mother has left (or is dead), has a dreamlike visit from a motherly snow leopard and two tigers. He asks them questions such as "Why do people have to go away?" The leopard's ministrations and the chance to say a previously unsaid goodbye offer comfort in this mysterious, even perplexing, story. The illustrations are engaging, though the animal figures are sometimes awkward.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert

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