Pinky and Rex Get Married

James Howe, Melissa Sweet. Avon Books, $3.99 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-380-71191-8

These first chapter books star inseparable, irrepressible friends--one named for his favorite color, the other for her fascination with dinosaurs--who visit the museum in the first title and hold a mock wedding in the second. Ages 5-8. (Oct.)

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