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Petey and Pru and the Hullaballoo | December 11, 2013

by Ammi-Joan Paquette and Joy Ang (Clarion Books/HMH, October 2013)

As an editor, I love words. Big words. Sesquipedalian words, if you will.

If you’re not familiar with “sesquipedalian,” this marvelous picture book can enlighten you. Petey and Pru are squabbling children, who get into cacophonous clashes as the scale of their antics increase. Five-dollar-words are coupled with hilarious illustrations that provide a rollicking, delightful read. The book is so delightful and joyous in its celebration of words (and the squirrely shenanigans of sibling rivalry) that it will have kids begging for re-reads.

 

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