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Tugboat Bill and the River Rescue by Calista Brill

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Tugboat Bill and the River Rescue
by

Calista Brill,

Tad Carpenter (Illustrator)

Kristina Jean Lareau's review

Feb 28, 2017

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bookshelves: picturebook, picturebook-pre-k, picturebook-rhyming, picturebook-read-aloud

Bright, bold primary colors, clean lines and obvious anthropomorphized faces make this picturebook appealing--especially to those vehicle-loving toddlers. The narrative is full of opposites and rhymes which gives it a good rhythm, but the story itself is heavy-handed and underdeveloped.

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