Hello Kitty's Graduation Day [With Punch-Out Picture Frame]

. ABRAMS, $12.95 (24pp) ISBN 978-0-8109-4818-1

Just in time for school's end, Hello Kitty's Graduation Day by Jean Hirashima, includes a removable cardboard frame ready for a photo of a youngster's big day. When a wayward gust of wind scatters the notes for the effervescent kitten's graduation speech, she seeks help from her friends in writing a new one: ""I know so many smart people. I'll ask each of them what they think about graduation.""

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