Faye and Dolores
Barbara Samuels. Aladdin Paperbacks, $4.95 (40pp) ISBN 978-0-689-71154-1
An exuberant look at two sistershow they fight, make up and reassure each other. Ages 3-8. (September)
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Reviewed on: 09/01/1987
Genre: Children's
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