Fix-It Board Book

David M. McPhail. Dutton Books, $6.99 (12pp) ISBN 978-0-525-46849-3

When a baby bear awakens to a ""broken"" TV, her parents hire a repair man in Fix-It by David McPhail. But when mother bear starts reading a book, Emma forgets all about her favorite shows. (Jan.)

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