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Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 2—Her nose constantly in a book, Alfonso's beloved Ida is blind to all his attempts to woo her. He lavishes brilliant bouquets of flowers on her and serenades her, but "Ida never looked up." So he goes to great lengths to bake her an apple cake: squeezing butter from the sun, obtaining sugar from the clouds, plucking an egg from a nest atop a tall tree, even sailing the ocean for some salt. At last...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
"Beautiful, kind, brilliant Ida... always kept her nose in a book," and despite his attempts, poor Alfonso cannot get her attention....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
