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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2008
K-Gr 3 All of the students in Miss Hawthorn's art class draw trees that are alike, except for Willow, a rosy-cheeked little girl who paints what she sees when she closes her eyes. When the rigid, unimaginative teacher tells her that blue apples do not exist, Willow brings her one the next day. "Horrid little girl," Miss Hawthorn says. Yet at Christmas the only gift Miss Hawthorn receives is from Willow. The child presents her with h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Creative Willow is out of place in severe Miss Hawthorn's art class, where uniformity and order are the rules. After Wil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More