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Title: Words and pictures: a perfect match!
Review: I have to admit that I got carried away by the rhythm of the words. Mary Ann Hoberman's prose -- or poem, actually -- flows like a river. The arrival of each child in the family is a tributary that joins the swiftly flowing river and adds to the volume of its beauty. But there's also a heaviness as each child joins with its own fussy behavior, which threatens to slow the river down to a sluggish waterway; when along comes a change of pace --and voila! A wonderfully surprising ending, that makes us think of a strong river, in full flow... Marla Frazee's illustrations add to the words, are a perfect match, and flow beautifully with the words. They hold the child's attention, while the parent is lost in the whole experience. Thank you, both, for a book that's as much a delight to the parent as to the child! As much an experience as a thing to have...
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