Moon Tiger

Phyllis Root. Henry Holt & Company, $4.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8050-0803-6

For refusing to read a story to her little brother, Jessica is sent off to bed early, but a fabulous tiger carries her away on a journey of the imagination. Ages 5-8. (March)

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