The Great Blueness
Arnold Lobel. HarperCollins Publishers, $5.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-06-443316-7
A wizard brings color to a gray world in this jaunty outing. Ages 4-8. (Feb.)
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Reviewed on: 01/31/1994
Genre: Children's
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