DO YOU STILL LOVE ME?
Charlotte Middleton, . . Candlewick, $15.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-2254-1
Has Dudley the dog been replaced in the affections of his young owner by a chameleon named Pequito? Certainly, Dudley seems to pale in comparison with the lizard, who not only blends in with his surroundings (in one of the book's many moments of sly wordless humor, Pequito assumes the red brocade pattern of Aunt Prissy's dress), but also can coolly zap Dudley's fleas with his tongue and impress Anna's friends with his huge, independently mobile eyes. "Nobody seemed to care about him anymore," writes Middleton (
Reviewed on: 07/07/2003
Genre: Children's