Hilda Hen's Happy Birthday

Mary Wormell. Voyager Paperbacks, $5 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-15-200777-5

The tale of Hilda Hen, who wreaks havoc across the farmyard, confident that she's finding birthday offerings at every turn, ""is sure to wring giggles from a preschool audience,"" said PW, adding that ""Wormell's masterful linocuts... radiate good cheer."" Ages 2-6. (Mar.)

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