The Best Book Ever [this week] - January 4, 2015

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The Best Book Ever [this week] - January 4, 2015

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Jan 4, 2015

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Five books reviewed in five minutes.
- Before After by Anne-Margot Ramstein and Matthias Aregui
- Wall by Tom Clohosy Cole
- Up & Down: a lift-the-flap book by Britta Teckentrup
- Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
- The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham

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Jan 4, 2015

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The Best Book Ever [this week] - January 4, 2015

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