Overview
True love, undying loyalty, and a daring rescue fill the pages of Tor Seidler's beloved tale, rightfully compared to Charlotte's Web by The New York Times. Bagley isn't your typical trouble-making weasel--and he doesn't mind if his non-weaselly ways prompt teasing from his friends. For while other young weasels dance under the pines, Bagley thinks about Bridget, the mesmerizing fish who lives in a pond down the brook from his den. As the two unlikely friends grow closer, Bagley realizes that there is big trouble in Bridget's future. Only a true hero can save Bridget from the gruesome fate that awaits her, and this is exactly what Bagley, much to his own surprise, proves himself to be. Tor Seidler's ""engagingly imaginative story"" (Kirkus Reviews) has been a treasured favorite since its original publication in 1994, and this edition features refreshed prints of Fred Marcellino's ""exceptionally expressive art"" (Publishers Weekly).
Full Product Details
Author: Tor Seidler ,
Fred Marcellino
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 17.30cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.726kg
ISBN: 9781481410106
ISBN 10: 1481410105
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 11 November 2014
Recommended Age: From 7 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Seidler's animal society is wonderfully amusing and consistent...Marcellino's gracious compositions, delicate modeling, and amiable characterizations are in perfect tune with the engagingly imaginative story. --Kirkus Reviews A dry wit inspires Seidler's characterizations, which are original and at the same time respectful of animal nature. Marcellino enhances and even extends teh beguiling ambiance with his exceptionally expressive art. --Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW Surely one of the finest novels of the year, Seidler's fresh, inventive fantasy of a weasel-in-love, and his deeds of derring-do, will delight all readers. This is not to be missed. --The Seattle Times Compared to Charlotte's Web by the New York Times: It's just possible that not since a spider named Charlotte saved a pig named Wilbur has there been a more tender tale of interspecies love and devotion. --The New York Times Book Review
This well-realized fantasy has everything a reader could want: adventure, humor, and style...Seidler's text is enhanced by Marcellino's beautifully rendered color and black and white illustrations. -- BL. The Wainscott Weasel continues the cozy tradition of E.B. White's animal tales. -- C. It's just possible that not since a spider named Charlotte saved a pig named Wilbur has there been a more tender tale of interspecies love and devotion. -- NYT.
Author Information
Tor Seidler is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of more than a dozen children's books, including Firstborn, The Wainscott Weasel, A Rat's Tale, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Gully's Travels, and most notably Mean Margaret, which was a National Book Award Finalist. He lives in New York, New York. Fred Marcellino, the renowned and beloved artist and illustrator, won a Caldecott Honor for his first full-color picture book, Puss in Boots. He began his career in children's literature with Tor Seidler's A Rat's Tale in 1985, and followed with many other classics such as I, Crocodile and The Steadfast Tin Soldier.
