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On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:28:27 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>Ranée at Arabian Knits said...
>
>> It's such a great (and short) book, that I can only imagine that they
>> are going to ruin it in film, though.
>>
>> Indeed, looking at the trailer, it appears that's exactly what they
>> are doing.

>
>
>Ranée,
>
>I on-line searched the county library system for the book but with no luck.
>
>I'll step into a bookstore and have a look.
>
>You have to wonder how a 32 page children's book can become a 1hr 21min
>movie!?! Especially considering the book is mostly illustrations, from sample
>pages I viewed at amazon.com.
>

Then take a hike down to your local elementary school's library! They
will have more than one copy and the k-1 teachers probably have more
than one copy in their classroom libraries too.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.