Dick Whittington

Alan Armstrong. Whittington. Yearling, 2006
0375828656 From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 4-6–This superior novel interweaves animal fantasy and family story with a retelling of the English folktale Dick Whittington and His Cat. A battered tomcat named Whittington arrives one late-fall day at a New England barn, where he gradually befriends the equally ragtag group of animals already adopted by the barn's taciturn but soft-hearted owner, Bernie. When the year's first big snowstorm traps the bored animals in the barn, Whittington begins telling the story of his namesake, Dick Whittington, to an audience that grows to include Bernie's parentless grandchildren. The feline continues the story as winter grinds on, and the children and animals together absorb Dick's tale of good fortune, which he earned through trust in the advice of his dear friend, a remarkable cat, and his own hard work and struggles. The tale parallels that of Ben, Bernie's grandson, who learns to read once he trusts the advice of his friends and takes extra classes to help him overcome his dyslexia. Graceful prose, engaging human and animal characters, and a deft interweaving of three story lines make this book worthy of comparison to the work of Dick King-Smith and E. B. White. Teachers and librarians looking for a classroom choice to follow Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Despereaux (Candlewick, 2003) take note: Whittington reads aloud beautifully, and the extended happy ending will leave everyone smiling in delight.–Beth Wright, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Booklist Gr. 5-8. "So what do you want, Mr. Whittington?" "A place to live," the cat replies to Lady, the take-charge duck asking the questions, as Whittington attempts to sell his skills as a ratter and all-around useful fellow. Once he does and becomes part of the community of outcast animals who look after one another in softhearted Bernie's old barn, readers will settle in with him for a tale of charming animal bravura. Whittington entertains the group daily with the tale of his ancestor, Dick Whittington's cat, and relates the story of Whittington's fourteenth-century escapades as a rags-to-riches British merchant and far-traveling adventurer. The story works beautifully, both as historical fiction about medieval street life and commerce and as a witty, engaging tale of barnyard camaraderie and survival. A third strand, about Bernie's grandchildren, particularly Ben and his troubles and eventual success with learning to read, seems forced and didactic in what is otherwise a very strong story. Final illustrations not available. Anne O'Malley Copyright ? American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition..

Paperback, New

[SW: newbery winning author, pets, cat behavior, dyslexia, fiction, plague, plant lore, rats, try,]

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Kenchington,Frank: Dick Whittington A Pantomime (A Souvenir of Salonika Christmas 1915) London Printed For Private Circulation By D.F Oakley 1915 ; fester Einband / hard cover; 1. Ed.
Very Good

This is a Very Good Copy of this book in original green paper backed boards with new renewed spine in light blue cloth.Title lettering to the upper cover in both red and black lettering.Fascinating item of this work of Dick Whittington written and produced by the 85th Field Ambulance (3rd London) The book is complete with one coloured frontispiece and five black and white plates.Also enclosed is a postwar programme of the revival of the pantomime and with additional production of ''Aladdin in Macedonia '' programme for the 1922 revival in London at King's Hall in Covent Garden.There is a further large compliment from PTE Hadfield who wrote lyrics for both pantomimes and a further 6 page letter from Hadfield about the production written in Greece on April 1916.Thick quality hand made paper used for this publication which would have had a fairly limited number produced.Intersting item for any Theatre collectors particularly with all the associated items of ephemera and memorabilia,8vo 48pp First Edition First Edition No Jacket Hard Cover 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall; First Edition

[SW: Pantomime Theatre Macedonia Dick Whittington Aladdin King's Hall Signed]

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Levy, Muriel: The Story of DICK WHITTINGTON and His CAT. A Ladybird Book. Loughborough Wills & Hepworth Ltd

Unpaginated. 8vo. Hardback. Buff matt boards with green pictorial front board and lettering to spine. Blue/white pictoral endpapers. Illust. by Evelyn Bowmar. Undated. c. late 1950s. Minor light grubbying to boards. No inscriptions. A clean tight copy. Delightful story of Dick Whittington and his cat, later Lord Mayor of London and his persistance in finding work and adventure to better himself ......

[SW: Bevkkk Ladybird Book Series 413 Dick Whittington Lord Mayor London Muriel Levy "Aunti Muriel" Evelyn Bowmar Rags to Riches Story Childrens Fiction Child Adventure Work Employment Story Pussycat Tale animal]

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Kingston, William H. G.; De Beaumont, Mme. Le Prince;. The Evergreen Tales : Saint George & The Dragon , Beauty and the Beast , Dick Whittington and His Cat. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949 ; fester Einband / hard cover
number 2052 of 2500 copies; three books in red slipcase; books include: "Saint Geoge & The Dragon", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Dick Whittington And His Cat"; bookplates on free front endpapers, otherwise interiors are clean and unmarked; "Dick Whittington" is signed by its illustrator Robert Lawson and inscribed by the Editor Jean Hersholt.

Hardcover, Very Good

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