The master illustrator of
Mr. Popper's Penguins and
The Story of Ferdinand brings new life to a bevy of traditional tales. More than forty of the artist's enchanting pen-and-ink drawings grace thirteen fairy tales and poems of wizards, dragons, and princes in disguise by Padraic Colum, Beatrice Curtis Brown, Eunice Tietjens, and other distinguished authors.
Contents include "Auntie Grumble Meets the Wizard" by Carol Johnstone Sharp; "Jonathan Bing Does Arithmetic," "More About Jonathan Bing," and "Jonathan Bing Dances for Spring" by Beatrice Curtis Brown; "The Pelican" by Mildred Plew Meigs; "The Wogg and the Baggle" by Laura E. Richards; and "The Man with the Bag" by Padraic Colum. Other features include Eunice Tietjens' "St. Valentine," "Story Tell" by Laura E. Richards, "The Little Dragon" by Constance Savery, Nancy Byrd Turner's "Planting a Tree," "Penguins" by Anne Brewer, and "The Piping on Christmas Eve" by Florence Page Jaques.
Reprint of the Rand McNally & Company, New York, 1940 edition.
Availability | Usually ships in 24 to 48 hours |
ISBN 10 | 0486497208 |
ISBN 13 | 9780486497204 |
Author/Editor | Robert Lawson |
Grade level | 2 - 5 (ages 7 - 11) |
Page Count | 72 |
Dimensions | 8 1/4 x 11 |