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Milo Armadillo

by Jan Fearnley
40p. 978-0-76364-575-5.
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K-Gr 2 Tallulah wants a pink fluffy rabbit for her birthday, and Grandma tries to make her one. In spite of the woman's best efforts, however, what comes off her knitting needles is not a rabbit but an armadillo named Milo. Though disappointed, Tallulah tries to make the best of her gift, but it isn't until she almost loses Milo that she realizes how dear he has become to her. Mixed-media collages pay homage to all things handmade by incorporating worked yarn and fabric into the illustrations. This candy-colored picture book tells a simple, sweet story about learning to love what you have."Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
When her grandmother gives her a hand-knit armadillo (most definitely not the fluffy pink rabbit she requested), Tallulah needs time to warm to it. This tale of acceptance is played just right, from the believable gradualness of Tallulah's coming-around, to the mixed-media art featuring scraps of fabric--a fitting medium for a story about a handcrafted plaything.

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