LOTTIE'S NEW BEACH TOWEL

, . . S&S/Aladdin, $5.99 (, $5.99 ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-689-84441-6

. In a Best Books citation, PW wrote, "Lottie the chicken finds surprising uses for the beach towel her aunt sends her; Mathers proves that she is as resourceful as her heroine when it comes to wringing warmth and humor from the simplest of premises." Ages 3-8. (May)

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