Cherries and Cherry Pits

By Vera B. Williams
Cherries and Cherry Pits
Synopsis
No one can tell a story quite like Bidemmi. When she starts to draw, her imagination takes off. Enter her world, look at her pictures, and watch her stories grow and grow—just like the forest of cherry trees she imagines right on her own block.
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    ★★★☆☆
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    ★★★★☆
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    ★★★★☆
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    ★★★★☆
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Illustrator: Vera B. Williams
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 1991
Page Count: 40
ISBN13: 9780688104788
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