The Three Mouths of Little Tom Drum, 9780763654764
Hardcover
Greed creates mouths! Can Tom’s inventions save him?

The Three Mouths of Little Tom Drum

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  • Hardcover

    48 pages

  • Release Date

    10 February 2015

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Summary

The Boy Who Ate Too Much Pie: A Cautionary Tale of Invention

Lack of self-control has shocking consequences, but inventiveness carries the day in a contemporary fairy tale from Newbery Medalist Nancy Willard.

Little Tom Drum loves strawberry pie so much that he creeps down to the kitchen at night to get one more slice of that sweet, flaky goodness resting on the windowsill in the moonlight … pie his mother made for tomorrow’s birthday party. If only he had thought twice! Bea…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780763654764
ISBN-10:0763654760
Author:Nancy Willard, Kevin Hawkes
Publisher:Candlewick Press,U.S.
Imprint:Candlewick Press,U.S.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:48
Release Date:10 February 2015
Weight:448g
Dimensions:279mm x 222mm x 10mm
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Critics Review

The tale enthralls… especially with Hawkes’s lush pen-and-ink panels, a winsome combination of small-town wholesomeness and mechanical fantasy.—Publishers WeeklyNewbery medalist Willard’s gentle tale has an irresistible premise and is filled with invention and imagination, matched by Hawkes’ apposite, softly rendered pictures in pen, ink, and pastel. It’s a treat matched only by Little Tom’s strawberry pie!—BooklistHawkes’ detailed pen-and-ink-and-pastel illustrations extend Willard’s deadpan humor with just enough creepiness. … Inventors and pie lovers will find this one delicious.—Kirkus ReviewsThe story is beautifully illustrated in pen and ink with pastel. The art pairs nicely with the fairy tale–like mood of the story.—School Library JournalPairs realism and whimsy.—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

About The Author

Nancy Willard

Nancy Willard is the author of numerous books for children and adults, including A Visit to William Blake’s Inn, illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen, which was a Newbery Medal winner, a National Book Award Finalist, and a Caldecott Honor Book. Nancy Willard lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Kevin Hawkes is the illustrator and author-illustrator of a number of popular books for children, including Weslandia by Paul Fleischman, commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, a New York Times bestseller. Kevin Hawkes lives in Gorham, Maine.

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