Ladybug, Ladybug
Ruth Brown. Puffin Books, $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-14-054543-2
The familiar verse is dramatically amplified by Brown's characteristic sweeping landscapes. Ages 2-6. (July)
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Reviewed on: 06/29/1992
Genre: Children's
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