Solomon the Rusty Nail

Solomon the Rusty Nail PDF Author: William Steig
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466808977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Solomon the bunny can turn himself into a rusty nail! "Steig combines a tale of uncanny transformation with his distinctively animated illustrations...Children will love this bizarre tale with its humorous drawings and lively sense of fun." --Pointer, Kirkus Reviews "Beautifully written and illustrated by paintings reflecting the sunny colors of spring...A classic by a peerless artist."--Publishers Weekly

Solomon the Rusty Nail

Solomon the Rusty Nail PDF Author: William Steig
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466808977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Solomon the bunny can turn himself into a rusty nail! "Steig combines a tale of uncanny transformation with his distinctively animated illustrations...Children will love this bizarre tale with its humorous drawings and lively sense of fun." --Pointer, Kirkus Reviews "Beautifully written and illustrated by paintings reflecting the sunny colors of spring...A classic by a peerless artist."--Publishers Weekly

Solomon, the Rusty Nail

Solomon, the Rusty Nail PDF Author: William Steig
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Solomon the Rusty Nail

Solomon the Rusty Nail PDF Author: William Steig
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606220989
Category : Rabbits
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Here, in the great tradition of Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and Caleb and Kate, is another tale of magical transformation from William Steig. Its hero, young Solomon, is an ordinary rabbit--well, ordinary in every respect but one. Whenever he scratches his nose and wiggles his toes at exactly the same time, he turns into a rusty nail. To turn back into a rabbit, all he has to do is thing: "I'm no nail, I'm a rabbit!" This unusual talent enables Solomon to play some gratifying practical jokes, but it also leads to serious trouble when he's waylaid by a one-eyed cat who plans to turn him into Hasenpfeffer. Solomon promptly becomes a rusty nail and steadfastly refuses to change back, even after Ambrose, the cat, and his wife, Clorinda, lock him up in a cage in their guest room. Sooner or later, they figure, they'll be dining no bunny stew. How can Solomon possibly find a way out of this dilemma? Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Gorky Rises

Gorky Rises PDF Author: William Steig
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466808608
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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One fresh and fair summer day, as soon as his parents go out, Gorky sets up his laboratory by the kitchen sink to have another try at concocting a magic potion. This time he strikes upon the missing ingredient--half a bottle of his mother's attar of roses--and he knows it's success at last. While he is waiting for the bubbly, glinting liquid to show what it can do, he heads over to Elephant Rock, "his best spot for doing nothing." But on the way he stops to bask in the sun, soon falls asleep--and wakes to find himself floating in the immensely blue sky, clutching his bottle of magic. There follows the most astonishing, bewildering, and bedazzling adventure a young frog could possibly have. Orbiting the globe has its ups and downs, however, and Gorky soon begins to wonder if he'll ever get back to earth. He does manage to outwit the magic; but the potion saves a last surprise until Gorky reaches Elephant Rock, just on day later than he had planned. Gorky Rises is a 1980 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Notable Children's Book of the Year, and Outstanding Book of the Year.

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble PDF Author: William Steig
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665927186
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17

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Sylvester the donkey finds a magic pebble and unthinkingly wishes himself a rock when frightened by a lion. Although safe from the lion, Sylvester cannot hold the pebble to wish himself into a donkey again. Caldecott Medal winner. Full-color illustrations.

Yellow & Pink

Yellow & Pink PDF Author: William Steig
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466836598
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Yellow & Pink is a witty picture book by William Steig, the creator of Shrek. On a fine day, a thin, yellow puppet and a round, pink puppet sit in the sun. They wonder where they came from. Were they an accident of nature, created by a series of possible but improbable events? Did someone create them? They discuss their theories, and think they may have an answer. But just as they settle on a solution, a man arrives who raises new questions. Praise for Yellow & Pink: "One marvels at the expressiveness, the nearness to animation, of Steig's vibrant drawings." -The Washington Post Book World "A comic fable that has more clout than the most fervent homily." -Publishers Weekly "Illustrated with simple three-color drawings, this is a book that will delight adults as well as children and lead to some very interesting discussions!" -Children's Literature

Farmer Palmer's Wagon Ride

Farmer Palmer's Wagon Ride PDF Author: William Steig
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250057914
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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The wagon ride from town is so hazardous that Farmer Palmer, a pig, and Ebenezer, an ass, barely make it home again.

Tiffky Doofky

Tiffky Doofky PDF Author: William Steig
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250057922
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Madame Tarsal's prediction that garbage collector Tiffky Doofky will meet his true love before sunset is upset by a bad-tempered witch, whose spell takes Tiffky far from Popville and very close to sundown.

Abel's Island

Abel's Island PDF Author: William Steig
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466839171
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121

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William's Steig's Abel's Island tells the story of a mouse who gets swept away from his beloved wife—a truly timeless classic about life's simple pleasures. Abel's place in his familiar, mouse world has always been secure; he had an allowance from his mother, a comfortable home, and a lovely wife, Amanda. But one stormy August day, furious flood water carry him off and dump him on an uninhabited island. Despite his determination and stubborn resourcefulness--he tried crossing the river with boats and ropes and even on stepping-stones--Abel can't find a way to get back home. Days, then weeks and months, pass. Slowly, his soft habits disappear as he forages for food, fashions a warm nest in a hollow log, models clay statues of his family for company, and continues to brood on the problem of how to get across the river--and home. Abel's time on the island brings him a new understanding of the world he's separated from. Faced with the daily adventure of survival in his solitary, somewhat hostile domain, he is moved to reexamine the easy way of life he had always accepted and discovers skills and talents in himself that hold promise of a more meaningful life, if and when he should finally return to Mossville and his dear Amanda again. Abel's Island is a 1976 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, and a 1977 Newbery Honor Book. It was adapted to a short animated film directed by Michael Sporn in 1988.

Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa

Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa PDF Author: William Steig
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062059017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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In the further adventures of the hero from the Newbery Honor-winning Doctor De Soto, the diminutive dentist is summoned by cablegram to Africa to aid Mudambo, an elephant with an unbearable toothache. Children's Choices for 1993 (IRA/CBC)