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Dahl, Roald; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Penguin Putnam~childrens Hc 1988 Softcover Very Good Purple spine with yellow lettering. Cover has some rubbing and edge wear. Image of boy standing on giant peach. Pages are tight and clean. No noticed markings. Overall great condition! ; 8 x 0.5 x 5 Inches; 112 pages; Roald Dahl's children's classic will be rediscovered with wonder and delight in this handsome gift edition with all-new black-and-whi te illustrations by Caldecott Honor Book artist Lane Smith (who also designed the characters for the Disney animated film). How James escapes from his miserable life with two nasty aunts and becomes a hero to his new insect family, including Miss Spider, the Old-Green-Grass hopper, the Centipede (with his 21 pairs of gorgeous boots), is Dahl-ici ous fantasy at its best"This newly-illustrated edition of an avowed children's favorite has all the makings of a classic match-up: Milne had Shepard, Carroll had Tenniel, and now Dahl has Smith...author and illustrator were made for each other, and it's of little consequence that it took almost 35 years for them to meet" --Kirkus. Price: 5.00 USD
