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Chameleon
Published in Hardcover by Kaplan Pr (1993)
Authors: Shelley Kaplan and Johanna Warshaw
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Charmingly illustrated story in rhyme.
The story is pleasant to read aloud, and the rhyme makes it easy to memorize. It describes an adventurous chameleon who changes his colors to match everything from a strawberry milkshake to a zebra.

The pictures are adorable. My favorite is the one where the chameleon has blended to match a redwood tree-- he has turned bark-colored, is swinging by his tail, and is holding leaves in his mouth and all four feet. It is really cute!


O My America
Published in Paperback by Avon (1981)
Author: Johanna Kaplan
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Very funny family novel set in the craziness of the 1970s
A young woman tries find peace and meaning among the complicated relationships of her extended family. The largest character in her life is her father, a forceful, famous, charming, infuriating Jewish cultural figure. He is an emotional presence in several households, and she moves among them, interreacting with loves and lovers of several generations. The novel is touching and moving but also very funny. It's like a play: the characters talk a variety of languages: the grandparents' Yiddish-English, the parents' old-time Jewish socialist English, the young people's New York English of the 1970's. They all sound exactly right. I especially enjoyed revisiting the seventies, which in this version turn out to have been exactly the way I remember but even funnier.


Other People's Lives
Published in Paperback by iUniverse.com (2001)
Author: Johanna Kaplan
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