Dooly and the Snortsnoot

Dooly and the Snortsnoot PDF Author: Jack Kent
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780399607851
Category : Giants
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Book Description
Although he enjoys playing with the village children instead of scaring them, Dooly, a giant who never grew, can't quite forget that giants are supposed to be big, brave, and scary.

Dooly and the Snortsnoot

Dooly and the Snortsnoot PDF Author: Jack Kent
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780399607851
Category : Giants
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Book Description
Although he enjoys playing with the village children instead of scaring them, Dooly, a giant who never grew, can't quite forget that giants are supposed to be big, brave, and scary.

The Seven-Year-Old Wonder Book

The Seven-Year-Old Wonder Book PDF Author: Isabel Wyatt
Publisher: Floris Books
ISBN: 1782506934
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150

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Book Description
Every night, before Sylvia goes to sleep, she whispers a magic spell to the rhyme-elves. In the morning her Wonder Book is filled with beautiful pictures and poems of her adventures and the extraordinary stories she has heard. There is nothing Sylvia loves more than stories; so every day she asks her mother, the old woodsman and even her fairy friend Sister-in-the-Bushes to tell them to her. They weave magical stories of clever princesses, far-away kingdoms, courageous knights, kind children and graceful fairies. During the day, Sylvia also has her own adventures: planting a fairy tree, meeting St Nicholas and venturing into the deep woods. But as she comes closer to her special seventh birthday, there is one extraordinary adventure left. This enchanting collection of tales, charmingly told by Isabel Wyatt, takes us through the highlights of the year as Sylvia and her friends celebrate festivals and birthdays.

The Biggest Shadow in the Zoo

The Biggest Shadow in the Zoo PDF Author: Jack Kent
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub
ISBN: 9780836808742
Category : Elephants
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Book Description
Goober the elephant is distressed when he loses his shadow.

I was Walking Down the Road

I was Walking Down the Road PDF Author: Sarah Barchas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780590101370
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
A little girl catches all sorts of creatures and puts them in a cage, only to free them all in the end.

The Blah

The Blah PDF Author: Jack Kent
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780200721752
Category : Imagination
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
Because Billy feels like a Blah, he creates an army of Blahs with which to play.

There's No Such Thing as a Dragon

There's No Such Thing as a Dragon PDF Author: Jack Kent
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 9780307102140
Category : Dragons
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Billy Bixbee's mother won't admit that dragons exist until it is nearly too late.

Wolf Story

Wolf Story PDF Author: William McCleery
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590177045
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 95

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Book Description
This irresistible book is about: a father; his five-year-old son, Michael (intelligent, crafty, addicted to stories); Michael’s best friend Stefan (stalwart listener, equally addicted to stories); and, well—what else?—a story. Oh, and a wolf. It is as Michael always demands: a Wolf Story, which begins one night at bedtime and spins wildly on through subsequent bedtimes and Sunday outings to the beach and park in a succession of ever more trickily tantalizing episodes. Waldo the wolf is sneaking up on Rainbow the hen, when Jimmy Tractorwheel, the son of the local farmer, comes along. After that, there’s no knowing what will happen next, as while stalled in traffic jams or nodding off at night, the boys chime in and the story races on and Waldo finds, if not necessarily dinner, his just desserts. First published in 1947 and wonderfully illustrated by Warren Chappell, William McCleery’s Wolf Story is a delicious treat for fathers and sons and daughters and mothers alike.

The Wizard

The Wizard PDF Author: Jack Kent
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781555928155
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Book Description
A mouse helps a wizard discover what's lacking in his magic spells.

Socks for Supper

Socks for Supper PDF Author: Jack Kent
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub
ISBN: 9780836809756
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 45

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Book Description
When a poor couple exchange socks for cheese and milk, they receive more than expected.

Jack Kent

Jack Kent PDF Author: Paul V. Allen
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496846303
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Book Description
Jack Kent (1920–1985) had two distinct and successful careers: newspaper cartoonist and author of children’s books. For each of these he drew upon different aspects of his personality and life experiences. From 1950 to 1965 he wrote and drew King Aroo, a nationally syndicated comic strip beloved by fans for its combination of absurdity, fantasy, wordplay, and wit. The strip’s DNA was comprised of things Kent loved—fairytales, nursery rhymes, vaudeville, Krazy Kat, foreign languages, and puns. In 1968, he published his first children’s book, Just Only John, and began a career in kids’ books that would result in over sixty published works, among them such classics as The Fat Cat and There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon. Kent’s stories for children were funny but often arose from the dark parts of his life—an itinerant childhood, an unfinished education, two harrowing tours of duty in World War II, and a persistent lack of confidence—and tackled such themes as rejection, isolation, self-doubt, and the desire for transformation. Jack Kent: The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of a Comic Storyteller illuminates how Kent’s life experiences informed his art and his storytelling in both King Aroo and his children’s books. Paul V. Allen draws from archival research, brand-new interviews, and in-depth examinations of Kent’s work. Also included are many King Aroo comic strips that have never been reprinted in book form.