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Ol' Bloo's

by Jan Huling

Illustrator: Henri Sorensen

Ages: 6+

Published: 2010

Publisher: Peachtree

ISBN: 978-1-56145-436-5

Keywords: retirement, Animals, Grimm brothers

Based on “The Bremer Town Musicians,” and set in Louisiana, four old animals, rejected by their owners, set out to find stardom. Effective oil paintings, with silhouettes.