My Apron Auto Jon Muth Author-illustrator Marc Majewski delivers a

Author-illustrator Marc Majewski delivers a gorgeously painted

and will transport children around the world as well as into fantasy lands

But as much as Tien’s mother’s English continues to improve as he reads her tales of love

a mouse who is a poet from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail demonstrates that a seemingly purposeless life is indeed far from that—and that we need not live by bread alone

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My Apron Auto Jon Muth Author-illustrator Marc Majewski delivers aWhen an eight year old boy helps his uncle at his job as a plasterer, he takes a fancy to his workman's apron with a pocket. As a result of his fascination, his aunt makes him an apron of his own and he spends a few days as his Uncle Adam's assistant. The text is brief and simple but clearly conveys the warmth between the man and his nephew and the child's satisfaction in a job well done. The line tissue paper illustrations are colorful and somewhat