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A little girl explores the mysterious dreamworld where small children play with their big pets, which range from cats and dogs to snakes and crickets.
First publish date: December 1995
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Animals, Pets
Authors: Lane Smith
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