OVER THE MOON: An Adoption Tale
Karen Katz, . . Holt/Owlet, $6.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-8050-6707-1
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Reviewed on: 07/16/2001
Genre: Children's
Hardcover - 28 pages - 978-0-8050-5013-4
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