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I just
bought this book, and I am so pleased that I did. I don’t know how much to
share because it is a beautiful surprise of a story. The poem in rhyme by
Joyce Sidman trails through the story, about a night when a mother arrives
home, sits with the children for a while, and then you see her getting ready to
go again, off to the airport. She appears to be a pilot. You’ll need to read the book to discover what
happens next. The scratchboard and watercolor illustrations by Beth Kromme are
exquisite, carrying the story along as time moves from late afternoon through
the evening, till morning. 
This is
a clever book that shows a grasshopper ordering other insects to bring it a
rock. It wants to pile them high so it can sit on top, and be the king. There
is some making fun, there are delightful expressions on each of the insects,
and there is a wonderful ending that shows everyone has something to
contribute.