If I Had Pig
Mick Inkpen. Yearling Books, $3.99 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-440-40609-9
Whimsical porcine and bovine activities are concocted by a boy and girl each imagining a new pet. Ages 2-6. (Apr.)
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Reviewed on: 03/02/1992
Genre: Children's
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