SNOW PUMPKIN
Carole Lexa Schaefer, Lexa Schaefer, , illus. by Pierr Morgan. . Dell/Dragonfly, $6.99 (40pp) ISBN 978-0-440-41749-1
An October snowfall is the inspiration behind this story, which,
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Reviewed on: 09/09/2002
Genre: Children's
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