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Whoppers tells the story of history's greatest liars and the lies they told

"Moving and heartfelt

and empathetic novel that provides readers with an unnerving vicarious experience

this one rewards periodic rethinking

and it will give any kid that happily-ever-after feeling

In the Red Canoe Newborn Whoppers tells the story ofFish and herons, turtles and dragonflies, beaver lodges and lily padsa multitude of wonders enchant both the child narrator and any other nature lovers along for the ride in this tender, beautifully illustrated picture book. Baby ducklings ride their mamas back; an osprey rises with a silver fish clutched in her talons; a loon cries in a star flecked night. Rhythmic, rhyming quatrains carry the story forward in clean paddle strokes of evocative