MY FRIEND GORILLA
Atsuko Morozumi, . . FSG/Sunburst, $5.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-374-45428-9
"Morozumi returns to the subject she explored so winningly in
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Reviewed on: 08/27/2001
Genre: Children's
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