The doorman's repose
(Book)
Author
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Published
New York : New York Review of Books, [2017].
Status
Aurora Hills - Kids Fiction
JF RASCH
1 available
JF RASCH
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora Hills - Kids Fiction | JF RASCH | Available |
Description
From Caldecott Award winner Chris Raschka, tales of unforgettable characters who live in a NYC apartment building “To the company of ur-New Yorkers like Stuart Little, Harriet the Spy, and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, let me hold open the door for The Doorman’s Repose. A new favorite." —Gregory Maguire“….marvelously intriguing stories…” —Lemony SnicketSome of us look up at those craggy, mysterious apartment buildings found n the posher parts of New York City and wonder what goes on inside. The Doorman’s Repose collects ten stories about 777 Garden Avenue, one of the craggiest. The first story recounts the travails of the new doorman, who excels at all his tasks except perhaps the most important one—talking baseball. Others tell of a long-forgotten room, a cupid-like elevator, and the unlikely romance of a cerebral psychologist and a jazz musician, both of whom are mice. Because the animals talk and the machinery has feelings, these are children’s stories. Otherwise they are for anyone intrigued by what happens when many people, strangers or kin, live together under one roof.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
169 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681371009, 1681371006
Notes
Description
"Some of us look up at those craggy, mysterious apartment buildings found in the posher parts of New York City and wonder what goes on inside. The Doorman's Repose collects ten stories of the doings of 777 Garden Avenue, one of the craggiest"-- Provided by publisher.
Table of Contents
The doorman
Fred and the pigeons
The opera singer inspection
The forgotten room
Mouse exchange
Otis
Anna and Pee Wee
The boiler
Hot water
The doorman's repose.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Raschka, C., & Raschka, C. (2017). The doorman's repose . New York Review of Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Raschka, Christopher and Christopher. Raschka. 2017. The Doorman's Repose. New York: New York Review of Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Raschka, Christopher and Christopher. Raschka. The Doorman's Repose New York: New York Review of Books, 2017.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Raschka, C. and Raschka, C. (2017). The doorman's repose. New York: New York Review of Books.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Raschka, Christopher, and Christopher Raschka. The Doorman's Repose New York Review of Books, 2017.
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