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When Stella Was Very, Very Small
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When Stella Was Very, Very Small
Marie-louise Gay
$18.95
hardcover 32 pp.
Groundwood Books ISBN 978-0-88899-906-1

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When Stella Was Very, Very Small

Reviewed by Andrea Belcham

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New Document Marie-Louise Gay turns back the clock on her popular redheaded heroine with When Stella Was Very, Very Small. Although she can't yet "open doors, look through keyholes or even tie her shoes," Stella has grand adventures in her living room and backyard, ascending sofa mountaintops and enduring fierce windstorms in her desert sandbox with her trusty dog by her side. Gay's delightfully airy watercolours and simple storyline are endearing, and young readers will be encouraged by Stella's achievements as a small person in a large world.

Andrea Belcham is a reviewer and writer living in Pointe Claire.