Nugget and Darling

Barbara M. Joosse. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), $6.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-618-11141-1

PW said that ""the execution is uncommonly endearing"" in this story about what happens when a girl and her dog adopt a kitten into their home. Ages 5-8. (Mar.)

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