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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2012
A downcast magpie with an empty nest ("nothing") cheers up when a friendly mouse offers it a marble ("something"). Now the consumerism runs riot and the magpie collects object after object -- red Lego brick, coin, set of keys, broken necklace, pair of sunglasses -- until it has "lots," "plenty," "much too much." When the tree branch break...Log In or Sign Up to Read More