Squirrel Wife [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Philippa Pearce (Author)

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Publication Date: October 11, 1971

Who dares to go into the forest by moonlight, when the green people are abroad? Only Jack, a poor swineherd, who ventures there to answer a desperate cry for help. His reward is a gold ring, and the promise of a wife, a beautiful squirrel-wife, who will teach him about the forest.

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Philippa Pearce is the much-honored British author of TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN, a Carnegie Medal winner; THE BATTLE OF BUBBLE AND SQUEAK, a Whitbread Award winner; and THE LITTLE GENTLEMEN. She passed away in December 2006.

Wayne Anderson’s illustrations grace numerous books, including the NEW YORK TIMES best-selling DRAGONOLOGY. He lives in Leicestershire, England. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 60 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Press; illustrated edition edition (October 11, 1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0582152631
• ISBN-13: 978-0582152632
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A new classic fairytale, December 6, 2008

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This review is from: The Squirrel Wife (Hardcover)

This is a really good fairytale, that reinforces goodness. I really liked the artwork as well as the story. My 4 yr old and 7 yr old both enjoy hearing this story. You will like it!