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PreS This book perfectly balances a preschooler's desire to get dressed all by himself with his need for help. Big sister Stella, with her flaming orange hair and skinny limbs, is the ever-patient helper. She hurries young Sam along while still giving him the space he needs to progress from underwear and shirt to socks and shoes. They play hide-and-seek games, "Sam, are you in there?" and find the lost sock and shoes, with their sidekick dog, all pudgy and round, the thiev...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In their three previous outings (starting with Stella, Star of the Sea), siblings Stella and Sam have amiably balanced each other's differing personalities, with older sister Stella relishing the role of teacher and cautious Sam satisfied with her confident and creative answers to his endless questions. This time the story zooms in on Sam, who insists on dressing himself one morning. Stella ends up lending a hand, and when Sam announces that he's all done she reminds him, in big-sisterly fashio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More