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13 Stories About Harris

13 Stories About Harris offers a baker’s dozen of whimsical tales and demonstrates Amy Schwartz’s deep understanding of the preschooler mind.

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Review of ‘13 Stories About Harris’

Demonstrating her deep understanding of the preschooler mind, Amy Schwartz’s charming 13 Stories About Harris delivers exactly what its title promises: 13 stories about a child named Harris, though his best friend Ayana figures prominently, too.

These are miniature domestic dramas; the longest story spans four pages, and a very funny one (“ ‘That’s why they call…

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