THE SILVER NUTMEG

by Palmer Brown ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

There is much to compare in Palmer Brown's writing and drawing- the tiny, dainty yet very ready pictures- to the modern trend of realistic fairy tale that has reached high points in the Poppins books and Mary Norton's Borrowers, but Anna Lavinia (of Beyond the Pawpaw Trees- 1955) is a heroine with a different set of traits and adventures and a different world to live in. That world is with her mother, who makes pawpaw preserves and has sensible things to say, and in this case, also with her Uncle Jeffrey, a travelling seller of herbs and spices. At first there would seem to be little connection between Uncle Jeffrey and Toby, the boy at the bottom of the dew pond near Anna Lavinia's house. Anna Lavinia meets him after some workmen have decided to dig up the pond and her visit to the under side, before the pond must disappear, reveals Toby's way of life in an enchanted, floating land, as well has his Aunt Cornelia's romance with Uncle Jeffrey- which provides a happy ending for the book. From it all, Anna Lavinia gains a new point of view and a silver nutmeg for remembrance and readers should find something equally valuable and fascinating.

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Publisher: Harper

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1956

Categories: FICTION