1979
First Published
4.38
Average Rating
120
Number of Pages
Part of Series
Anatole’s search for wild fennel to cure his grandmother’s asthma takes him on a fantastic voyage. “This is a book for those who revel in the unexpected, in wonderful invention, in powerful and vivid and even mystical fancy. McPhail’s fine line illustrations are as lively, detailed, and well-realized as the book itself.”— School Library Journal
Avg Rating
4.38
Number of Ratings
42
5 STARS
52%
4 STARS
36%
3 STARS
10%
2 STARS
2%
1 STARS
0%
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Author
Nancy Willard
Author · 41 books
NANCY WILLARD was an award-winning children's author, poet, and essayist who received the Newbery Medal in 1982 for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. She wrote dozens of volumes of children's fiction and poetry, including The Flying Bed, Sweep Dreams, and Cinderella's Dress. She also authored two novels for adults, Things Invisible to See and Sister Water, and twelve books of poetry, including Swimming Lessons: New and Selected Poems. She lived with her husband, photographer Eric Lindbloom, and taught at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
