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“An essential part of the narrative, Chichester-Clark’s exuberant, playful illustrations mirror the tale’s whimsy without a trace of coyness.” —Publishers Weekly   “For readers sophisticated enough to know that sometimes “etcetera” is the most important part.” —Library Journal   “Dickinson delivers an amusing tale of wonder, wit, and wisdom. With its cozy British tone and quirky style, the book is an appropriate choice for Roald Dahl readers who are begging for something else along similar lines.” —Booklist   “Unique, charming, and thoughtful, too—this could become a classic.” —Kirkus Reviews

An essential part of the narrative, Chichester-Clark's exuberant, playful illustrations mirror the tale's whimsy without a trace of coyness. -Publishers Weekly For readers sophisticated enough to know that sometimes etcetera is the most important part. -Library Journal Dickinson delivers an amusing tale of wonder, wit, and wisdom. With its cozy British tone and quirky style, the book is an appropriate choice for Roald Dahl readers who are begging for something else along similar lines. -Booklist Unique, charming, and thoughtful, too-this could become a classic. -Kirkus Reviews

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Peter Dickinson was born in Africa but raised and educated in England. From 1952 to 1969 he was on the editorial staff of Punch, and since then earned his living writing fiction of various kinds for children and adults. His books have been published in several languages throughout the world.   The author of twenty-one crime and mystery novels for adults, Dickinson was the first to win the Gold Dagger Award of the Crime Writers’ Association for two books running: The Glass-Sided Ants Nest (1968) and The Old English Peepshow (1969). Dickinson was shortlisted nine times for the prestigious Carnegie Medal for children’s literature and was the first author to win it twice.   Dickinson served as chairman of the Society of Authors and was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2009 for services to literature. Peter Dickinson died on December 16, 2015, at the age of eighty-eight.    

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