Author: James Thurber
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152018955
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.
Many Moons
Author: James Thurber
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152018955
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152018955
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.
Many Moons
Author: James Thurber
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156569804
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
SUMMARY: The tale of a demanding princess who wanted the moon and got it.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156569804
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
SUMMARY: The tale of a demanding princess who wanted the moon and got it.
The Wonderful O
Author: James Thurber
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143130420
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Great American humorist James Thurber’s beloved, madcap, and eerily timely fairy tale about an island society robbed of the wonders of the letter O—in a stunning Deluxe Edition featuring flaps, deckle-edged paper, and the original, full-color illustrations Littlejack has a map that indicates the existence of a treasure on a far and lonely island, and Black has a ship to get there. So the two bad men team up and sail off on Black’s vessel, the Aeiu. The name, Black explains, is all the vowels except for O—which he hates since his mother got wedged in a porthole: They couldn’t pull her in, so they had to push her out. Black and Littlejack arrive at the port and demand the treasure. No one knows anything about it, so they have their henchmen ransack the place—to no avail. But Black has a better idea: He will take over the island and purge it of O. (“I'll issue an edict!”) The harsh limits of a life sans O (where shoe is she and woe is we) and how finally with a little luck and lots of pluck the islanders shake off their overbearing interlopers and discover the true treasure for themselves (Oh yes—and get back their O’s)—these are only some of the surprises that await readers of James Thurber’s timelessly zany fairy tale about two louts who try to lock up the language—and lose. It is a tour de force of wordplay that will delight fans of Lewis Carroll, Dr. Seuss, Edward Lear, and Roald Dahl, and a timely reminder of how people can band together in the name of freedom to overthrow a tyrant. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143130420
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Great American humorist James Thurber’s beloved, madcap, and eerily timely fairy tale about an island society robbed of the wonders of the letter O—in a stunning Deluxe Edition featuring flaps, deckle-edged paper, and the original, full-color illustrations Littlejack has a map that indicates the existence of a treasure on a far and lonely island, and Black has a ship to get there. So the two bad men team up and sail off on Black’s vessel, the Aeiu. The name, Black explains, is all the vowels except for O—which he hates since his mother got wedged in a porthole: They couldn’t pull her in, so they had to push her out. Black and Littlejack arrive at the port and demand the treasure. No one knows anything about it, so they have their henchmen ransack the place—to no avail. But Black has a better idea: He will take over the island and purge it of O. (“I'll issue an edict!”) The harsh limits of a life sans O (where shoe is she and woe is we) and how finally with a little luck and lots of pluck the islanders shake off their overbearing interlopers and discover the true treasure for themselves (Oh yes—and get back their O’s)—these are only some of the surprises that await readers of James Thurber’s timelessly zany fairy tale about two louts who try to lock up the language—and lose. It is a tour de force of wordplay that will delight fans of Lewis Carroll, Dr. Seuss, Edward Lear, and Roald Dahl, and a timely reminder of how people can band together in the name of freedom to overthrow a tyrant. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The 13 Clocks
Author: James Thurber
Publisher: NYRB Kids
ISBN: 9781590179376
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In a cold, gloomy castle where all the clocks have stopped, a wicked Duke amuses himself by finding new and fiendish ways of rejecting the suitors for his niece, the good and beautiful Princess Saralinda.
Publisher: NYRB Kids
ISBN: 9781590179376
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In a cold, gloomy castle where all the clocks have stopped, a wicked Duke amuses himself by finding new and fiendish ways of rejecting the suitors for his niece, the good and beautiful Princess Saralinda.
Many Moons
Author: James Thurber
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152518721
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152518721
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.
The Tiger who Would be King
Author: James Thurber
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592701827
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Gorgeously illustrated in a large-format album with two gatefolds and a stunning foldout of a jungle at war,The Tiger Who Would Be King is as entertaining as it is wise, as wry as it is passionate. Yoon's humorous images support this beautifully written text with wit and insight, playing up the comic elements, while showing the pathos as well.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592701827
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Gorgeously illustrated in a large-format album with two gatefolds and a stunning foldout of a jungle at war,The Tiger Who Would Be King is as entertaining as it is wise, as wry as it is passionate. Yoon's humorous images support this beautifully written text with wit and insight, playing up the comic elements, while showing the pathos as well.
The Hundred Dresses
Author: Eleanor Estes
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152052607
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Eleanor Estes's The Hundred Dresses won a Newbery Honor in 1945 and has never been out of print since. At the heart of the story is Wanda Petronski, a Polish girl in a Connecticut school who is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. Wanda claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn't and bullies her mercilessly. The class feels terrible when Wanda is pulled out of the school, but by that time it's too late for apologies. Maddie, one of Wanda's classmates, ultimately decides that she is "never going to stand by and say nothing again." This powerful, timeless story has been reissued with a new letter from the author's daughter Helena Estes, and with the Caldecott artist Louis Slobodkin's original artwork in beautifully restored color.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152052607
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Eleanor Estes's The Hundred Dresses won a Newbery Honor in 1945 and has never been out of print since. At the heart of the story is Wanda Petronski, a Polish girl in a Connecticut school who is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. Wanda claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn't and bullies her mercilessly. The class feels terrible when Wanda is pulled out of the school, but by that time it's too late for apologies. Maddie, one of Wanda's classmates, ultimately decides that she is "never going to stand by and say nothing again." This powerful, timeless story has been reissued with a new letter from the author's daughter Helena Estes, and with the Caldecott artist Louis Slobodkin's original artwork in beautifully restored color.
The Great Quillow
Author: James Thurber
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780152325442
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Classic fairytale about a giant who is outwitted by a toymaker.
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780152325442
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Classic fairytale about a giant who is outwitted by a toymaker.
Nate the Great
Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0385372299
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the lost picture! Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! CAN NATE SOLVE THE CASE FOR HIS FRIEND ANNIE? Nate the Great has a new case! His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery. Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com Praise for the Nate the Great Series ★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred “A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist “Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly “Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews “They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0385372299
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the lost picture! Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! CAN NATE SOLVE THE CASE FOR HIS FRIEND ANNIE? Nate the Great has a new case! His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery. Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com Praise for the Nate the Great Series ★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred “A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist “Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly “Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews “They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post
My Life and Hard Times
Author: James Thurber
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780060933081
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Widely hailed as one of the finest humorist of the twentieth century, James Thurber looks back at his own life growing up in Columbus, Ohio, with the same humor and sharp wit that defined his famous sketches and writings. In My Life and Hard times, first published in 1933, he recounts the delightful chaos and frustrations of family, boyhood, youth odd dogs, recalcitrant machinery, and the foibles of human nature.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780060933081
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Widely hailed as one of the finest humorist of the twentieth century, James Thurber looks back at his own life growing up in Columbus, Ohio, with the same humor and sharp wit that defined his famous sketches and writings. In My Life and Hard times, first published in 1933, he recounts the delightful chaos and frustrations of family, boyhood, youth odd dogs, recalcitrant machinery, and the foibles of human nature.