And in the darkness, underneath the bright stars, Maybelline would listen to them all.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Text copyright © 2014 by Kate DiCamillo
Illustrations copyright © 2014 by Chris Van Dusen
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
First electronic edition 2014
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2013953473
ISBN 978-0-7636-6339-1 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-7636-7408-3 (electronic)
The illustrations were done in gouache.
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