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• Book Sense Children's Picks 2007:
  "A very original and engaging tale."
• SLJ's Fuse #8 Favorite Children's Books of 2007:
  Best "Below the Radar" Picture Book
• Rocky Mountain News 10 Best Children's Books of 2007:
  "...one of the freshest new voices in children's books..."
• Association of Booksellers for Children Best Books for 2007:
  "A fun frolic that shows the importance of coloring outside of the proverbial lines."
• 2008 Connecticut Book Award finalist, 2008

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SCRIBBLE reviews:

A Fuse #8 Production ... a remarkable package hiding within the most deceptively simple premise I've run across this year. It's a book that's smart enough for adults and kid-centric enough for its intended audience. A sleeper hit that I seriously hope you will not miss.
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Associated Press
August 2007
This wonderfully inventive... book's unique mix of artistic styles and its color-saturated pages make this a fun choice for children at nearly any stage of development.
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Rocky Mountain News
July 2007, "Pick of the Week"
Freedman will certainly jump to many readers' favorite author-illustrator lists after this imaginative book.
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Just One More Book!!
June 6, 2007
Squabbling siblings, ingenuity and the irresistible innocence of preschool art combine to make this slick spin on the sleeping beauty standby a welcome trip outside the box.
listen to the podcast "Cats, Spats and Imagination"...

Cookie Magazine
May/June; *** "surefire hit"
Creating artwork has special meaning for a child, and for many the pictures even take on lives of their own. That concept gets some mischievous élan in this imaginative book...
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School Library Journal
June 2007
... A fun and imaginative romp.
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Publishers Weekly
May 21, 2007
...Freedman's willingness to color outside the lines pays off - she's created a clever gem of a book.
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Bookpage
May 2007
...her exceedingly clever and entertaining little tale will enchant the very youngest of readers, while also enthralling older readers who are savvy enough to appreciate and ponder its many dimensions.
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Kirkus Reviews
April 15, 2007
...liable to spark young imaginations.
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