The Lady with the Alligator Purse

Mary Ann Hoberman, Nadine Bernard Westcott. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $6.99 (28pp) ISBN 978-0-316-93136-6

The lady of nonsense-rhyme fame cures Tiny Tim of his mysterious ailment in this whimsically illustrated rendition. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)

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