What's Inside?: The Alphabet Book
Satoshi Kitamura. Sunburst, $4.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-374-48324-1
An offbeat alphabet book with whimsical pictures. Ages 3-up. (June)
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Reviewed on: 06/01/1987
Genre: Children's
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