Cress Watercress
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Candlewick Press , 2022.
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Description
A lavishly illustrated woodland tale with a classic sensibility and modern flair—from the fertile imagination behind WickedGregory Maguire turns his trademark wit and wisdom to an animal adventure about growing up, moving on, and finding community. When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It’s a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what’s left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone’s business. Can a dead tree full of annoying neighbors, and no Papa, ever be home? In the timeless spirit of E. B. White and The Wind and the Willows—yet thoroughly of its time—this read-aloud and read-alone gem for animal lovers of all ages features an unforgettable cast that leaps off the page in glowing illustrations by David Litchfield. This tender meditation on coming-of-age invites us to flourish wherever we find ourselves.
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Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
03/29/2022
Language
English
ISBN
9781536224559
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Maguire, G., & Litchfield, D. (2022). Cress Watercress . Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Maguire, Gregory and David Litchfield. 2022. Cress Watercress. Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Maguire, Gregory and David Litchfield. Cress Watercress Candlewick Press, 2022.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Maguire, G. and Litchfield, D. (2022). Cress watercress. Candlewick Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Maguire, Gregory, and David Litchfield. Cress Watercress Candlewick Press, 2022.
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