Review of the Day: The Field by Baptiste Paul, ill. Jacqueline Alcántara

The Field
By Baptiste Paul
Illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
North/South Books, Inc.
$17.95
ISBN: 978-0-7358-4312-7
Ages 4-7
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