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luann's review
3.0
This is a nice transition book for children ready for something longer than a picture book but not quite ready for a full-fledged chapter book, reminiscent of the Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel. This has four stories showing different ways that Amanda Pig, along with her friends and family, deal with a very hot summer. I particularly enjoyed the story called "The Hottest Night" where Amanda and her family sit outside trying to catch a cool breeze. They use some fun comparisons to describe how hot they are: "I'm as hot as a fried egg." "I'm as hot as toast." "I'm as hot as spaghetti in a pot." Maybe they were also hungry, because their comparisons all involved food. This was a Theodor Suess Geisel Honor book in 2006.
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