The Magic Picture
Martha Alexander / Author Puffin Books $1.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-
Each of these wordless flipbooks tells a brief but surprisingly complex tale. Ages 4-8. (Jan.)
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Reviewed on: 01/03/1994
Genre: Children's
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