THERE'S A FROG IN MY THROAT! 440 Animal Sayings A Little Bird Told Me
Loreen Leedy, . . Holiday, $6.95 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-8234-1819-0
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Reviewed on: 03/29/2004
Genre: Children's
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