THE GIANT'S TOE
Brock Cole, . . FSG/Sunburst, $6.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-374-42557-9
Cole creates an unlikely duo: a giant and his troublesome toe. "His giant resembles a retired W.C. Fields," said
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Reviewed on: 10/01/2001
Genre: Children's
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