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Lyle and the Birthday Party

by Bernard Waber · 1966

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Mrs. Primm fears Lyle the crocodile is terribly sick, when in reality he's just "green" over Joshua's birthday party.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 48 pages

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