Dreams
Ezra Jack Keats. Aladdin Paperbacks, $5.99 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-689-71599-0
Roberto's paper mouse takes on new dimensions in this dreamy-colored nocturnal parable. Ages 6-8. (Mar.)
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Reviewed on: 03/02/1992
Genre: Children's
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