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Gr 1-4 In this overlong picture book, Valerie, the lonely child of wealthy, busy parents, awakens the statue of a boy in the garden behind her old Italian home. He is her only friend, and she names him Cherubino. The next day the statue is gone, but a naked boy is laughing in the gardens and Valerie instantly recognizes him. Cherubino is sent to an orphanage, nearly wastes away, and is rescued by Valerie's mother, who takes him home to be the gardener's boy. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More