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The wellturned, dialoguerich narrative complements the sunny visuals, making this an excellent choice for oneonone or group readalouds. Too tall houses has been added to your cart add to cart. Kids books, books for children the scholastic parent store. As a result one is never really drawn fully into the story.
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