A light in the attic

A Light in the Attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to again and again. Here in the attic you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you get caught by the Quic…

Mustard, custard, grumble belly and gravy

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780747587385

Collation

60 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

808.81 ROS

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