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An impassioned monologue from a small boy who doesnt want his parents to leave him with a babysitter while they go to a french restaurant. Atheneum books for young readers, 9780689715815, 32pp. In this book, a girl says goodbye to each room in her house and remembers. A publishers weekly contributor claimed that viorst and illustrator lorna tomei could make genghis khan and attila the hun recognize the value of friendship with their droll, pointed book. Redbook magazine, contributing editor and columnist, 196895.
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