Jill’s first picture book, Uncegila’s Seventh Spot, was published by Houghton Mifflin’s Clarion Books in 1995. Here is just a sampling of what critics had to say about this beautiful picture book:

"An exciting, suspenseful tale." - School Library Journal

"In a picture book for older readers, twin brothers set out to kill the monster Uncegila.... Rubalcaba’s retelling adds a happy ending but keeps the same tone and message as the original story. The colorful, often full-page artwork is well matched to the narrative." - ALA Booklist

Other reviewers commented that "narrative flows smoothly," and that the "writing is crisp and lively" and "sparse yet evocative."

Cover illustration of Uncegila’s Seventh Spot copyright 1995 by Irving Toddy

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