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Reviewed on September 1, 1987
PreS-Gr 2 In this touching variant of "Tom Thumb," Glass dramatizes children's fears that being small, they are useless, and hence valueless to their parents. Chickpea's father, a poor farmer, has only his unremarkable cow and a son about four inches high. When the cow accidentally swallows Chickpea, the boy thinks that he can make his family's...Log In or Sign Up to Read More


