An increasingly popular writer of young fiction set in different periods of historical England (see The Armorer's House, Oxford, 1952), Rosemary Sutcliff knows her background as she writes the adventures of a group of strolling players during Elizabeth's reign. And she creates a warm, hearty suspense as Hugh Copplestone, a Cornwall boy, joins the players and searches for his fortune. Ousted by a cruel aunt, Hugh and his deerhound Argos join the actors- Tobias, Jasper, Nicholas and Jonathan- and theirs is an exciting way from town to town, before Hugh meets Anthony Heritage, the man who had helped his father through Oxford and who now gives Hugh the chance for an education.
Pub Date: June 15, 1953
ISBN: 0192714449
Page Count: -
Publisher: Oxford Univ.
Review Posted Online: May 10, 2012
Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1953
With the same delightfully irreverent spirit that he brought to his retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" (1987), Marshall enlivens another favorite. Although completely retold with his usual pungent wit and contemporary touches ("I don't mind if I do," says Goldilocks, as she tries out porridge, chair, and bed), Marshall retains the stories well-loved pattern, including Goldilocks escaping through the window (whereupon Baby Bear inquires, "Who was that little girl?"). The illustrations are fraught with delicious humor and detail: books that are stacked everywhere around the rather cluttered house, including some used in lieu of a missing leg for Papa Bear's chair; comically exaggerated beds—much too high at the head and the foot; and Baby Bear's wonderfully messy room, which certainly brings the story into the 20th century. Like its predecessor, perfect for several uses, from picture-book hour to beginning reading.
Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1988
ISBN: 0140563660
Page Count: 36
Publisher: Dial Books
Review Posted Online: Oct. 26, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1988
Little children will love this going to sleep book — a really fresh idea by a talented and prolific author, illustrated by Clement Hurd. In a soft sing-song, here is a bunny saying goodnight room, goodnight moon, goodnight to all the familiar objects in the softly lighted room. Then- as the room darkens, in successive pictures, the goodnight ceremony moves forward. The colors range from a bright, crisp red, green, yellow, to an almost black background. Despite the high price, which takes it out of the straight merchandise market, this is a good buy, from quality of text and pictures — and most of all, idea.
Pub Date: Sept. 3, 1947
ISBN: 0060775858
Page Count: 40
Publisher: N/A
Review Posted Online: Oct. 19, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1947
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