PURPLE HAIR? I DON'T CARE! Dianne Young Illustrated by Barbara Hartmann Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1994. 32pp, paper, $5.95, ISBN 0-19-540991-4. (OX Tales). Distributed by General Distribution Services. CIP Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick Volume 22 Number 4 1994 September 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 7 Adele M. Fasick is a professor in the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario HOME | TITLES | AUTHORS | MEDIA | AGE/GRADE | FEATURES | DATES The materials in this archive are copyright © The Manitoba Library Association. Reproduction for personal use is permitted only if this copyright notice is maintained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission Copyright information for reviewers Digital Collections / Collections Numérisees cm@umanitoba.ca