Toes Have Wiggles, Kids Have Giggles

Harriet Ziefert. G. P. Putnam's Sons, $13.99 (40pp) ISBN 978-0-399-23617-4

Like their previous collaboration, 39 Uses for a Friend, Toes Have Wiggles, Kids Have Giggles by Harriet Ziefert, illus. by Rebecca Doughty, presents poetic observations (""Summers have bicycles Winters have icicles"") alongside childlike illustrations. (June)

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