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Dick Whittington and His Cat
By Hodges, Margaret
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82341-987-6
- Publisher
- Holiday
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2006
K-Gr 3 In this spare retelling of the British legend, the narrative keeps buoyant with droll dialogue. The humorous illustrations, created with colorful inks and gouache, enhance the story with expressive faces and movement that delight the eye: a person wearing a mask and teetering on stilts, a dog nipping at the feet of an agitated juggler, a young girl dancing with a tambourine. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2006
From the friendly onomatopoetic clop, clop, clop of farm horses taking young Dick Whittington to London to the festive celebration of Whittington's achievements as Lord Mayor, this is a spirited retelling of the well-known legend. Hodges's characters are mythic yet life-sized, settling ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
