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The important visitor

Helen Oxenbury

198418 pagesabout 15–25 minutes
1984
first published
  • 1984Dial Books for Young Readers · 18 pages · ENGISBN 9780803701250
  • 1994Puffin · 24 pages · ENGISBN 9780140503791
  • 1984Walker Books Ltd · 24 pagesISBN 9780744501834
  • 1988Walker Books · 24 pagesISBN 9780744509878
PlayfulWhimsicalShort read

A little girl has a hard time being as good as her mother wants her to be when her mother's boss come to visit.

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