Book
Things that sometimes happen
4.5 / 5
1970
59 pages
Short storiesChildren's stories, AmericanChildren's fiction
A collection of nine brief stories from the author's first book, including such titles as "The Hippopotamus's Car," "The Melting Ice-cream Cone," and "The Black Crayon."
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