JOHNNY MUTTON, HE'S SO HIM!

James Proimos, . . Harcourt, $5.95 (42pp) ISBN 978-0-15-216766-0

In this encore performance to The Many Adventures of Johnny Mutton , bright comic strip panels and speech bubbles convey Johnny's victory in a cooking contest; his role as host at a party; and his ability to woo local grocery store patrons by writing poems on their brown bags. Ages 6-10. (Apr.)

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