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K-Gr 3—If George Bailey, facing ruin in It's A Wonderful Life, wrestled the illustrations away from Anthony Browne (Ernest the Elephant, Gorilla), the result would be Asterplume's optimistic debut about food insecurity. Readers see Dario's bed, a bare mattress on the floor. His toothbrush is in a bucket, and his lamp has no shade. It's a gray day, there is little food, but when this pale-skinned boy with slicked-over brown hair finds a tiger in the pantry, the day brightens. Wor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More