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Reviewed on March 1, 1998
K-Gr 3 Gabby, introduced in Hest's The Purple Coat (S & S, 1986), and now about eight or nine years old, continues to think about growing up. She and her mother are taking the train to New York City to shop and to visit Grampa in celebration of his birthday. Gabby notices an older girl on the train with a short, perky haircut and decides she must have one too. Mama is worried that the child will look too grown-up, but the barber persu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More