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PURPLE HAIR? I DON'T CARE!
Dianne Young
Volume 22 Number 4
Wh en Mrs. Della R agon visits the doctor in a medieval village, the news he gives her is alarmin g. She has a baby in her "belly" but the baby may have purple hair, green skin, and blue wings. None of this fazes the expectant mother, who flies cheerfully off a the end of the story. Small children will enjoy havin g this rhymed story read to them. There's just enough action to keep the story moving, and the surprise of discovering at the end that Mrs. Della Ragon is a dragon (a fact never noticed by the nearsighted doctor) is enoug h to cause delighted laughter. Illustrations add to the off-beat humour. An optional purchase. Pre-school to Grade 2 / Ages 3 to 7Adele M. Fasick is a professor in the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario
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