Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Aliki. Aladdin Paperbacks, $5.99 (1pp) ISBN 978-0-689-80765-7
PW called this adaptation of the folk song an ""unusually lovely book."" Ages 4-8. (June)
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Reviewed on: 06/03/1996
Genre: Children's
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