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Shulevitz, Uri. (1993). The secret room. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux.

[Another folktale from Shulevitz. Not necessarily my favorite of his, but there's still that lyricism and wit there.]


Hurd, Clement. (1941/2005). The merry chase. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

[If I haven't said it before, Chronicle Books rules. From their layouts and graphics, to their publishing choices, they just rock. The fact that they brought this old classic back from the grave shows how dedicated they are to the art of the book. And, reading the notes on this book, I discovered that Clement Hurd is Thatcher Hurd's father. Learning something new all the time...]

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