THE BLUES OF FLATS BROWN

Walter Dean Myers, , illus. by Nina Laden. . Holiday, $6.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8234-1679-0

"An exceptionally talented junkyard dog gets his due in this picture-book tribute to the blues," said PW. "Youngsters will take to this canine crooner." Ages 4-8. (Aug.)

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