Big Book of Clues

Wendy Wax. innovative KIDS, $12.99 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-58476-218-8

The Big Book of Clues from A to Z by Wendy Wax, illus. by David Brooks, proffers riddles atop sturdy flaps on oversize board book pages. For O, the clue on the flap reads, ""It has a short tail and a very long neck,"" and beneath it lies a picture of an ""ostrich."" .

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