The Gammage Cup: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

by Carol Kendall, Erik Blegvad (Illustrator)

Overview

A 1960 Newbery Honor Book

Carol Kendall's witty, epic tales about the race of people called the Minnipins are now available as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. Now a new generation of readers can thrill to the adventures of the tiny folk who become mighty heroes. The original interior illustrations by Erik Blegvad and Imero Gobbato have been retained, but vibrant new cover art by beloved illustrators Tim and Greg Hildebrandt gives the books a new look for a new audience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780152024932
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/28/2000
Series:	Carol Kendall's Tales of the Minnipins Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	403,797
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.81(d)
Lexile:	950L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Carol Kendall (1917–2012) was born in in Bucyrus, Ohio, and lived much of her life there. She was the author of more than half a dozen much-loved novels for young readers, including The Gammage Cup, a Newbury Honor book, and its sequel, The Whisper of Glocken.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This highly creative fantasy [has] an almost inexhaustible variety of reading pleasures: plot surprises, humor, fascinating characters, richness of ideas, and delight in words.—The Horn Book
"Highly imaginative, amusing and thought-provoking."—The New York Times Book Review

Editorial Reviews

This highly creative fantasy [has] an almost inexhaustible variety of reading pleasures: plot surprises, humor, fascinating characters, richness of ideas, and delight in words.—The Horn Book
"Highly imaginative, amusing and thought-provoking."—The New York Times Book Review
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From the Publisher

Highly imaginative, amusing and thought-provoking.

New York Times Book Review

This highly creative fantasy [has] an almost inexhaustible variety of reading pleasures: plot surprises, humor, fascinating characters, richness of ideas, and delight in words.

The Horn Book