Inscribed first printing of this charming tale of a fantastic flood that facilitates some unlikely meetings in a floating house.
Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00
Tomie dePaola's name is synonymous with warm childhood memories and creative excellence. THE NEW YORKER called his work "moral but not moralistic," noting that "[t]here is disarray in it, and people are imperfect and can make mistakes, but there is goodness, too." Over his long career, dePaola earned the Children's Literature Legacy Award, a nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, a Newbery Medal, a Caldecott Honor, and numerous other accolades.
Read more: Naomi Fry, "The Delight and Sadness of Tomie dePaola," The New Yorker 6 April 2020.
New York: The Dial Press, (1983). 8.5'' x 10.5''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($11.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Inscibed by dePaola to half-title page "For Elizabeth," dated '96. Jacket with mild edgewear, a bit of foxing to verso. Binding with mild edgewear and a hint of foxing to textblock. Colors bright.
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