Carol Kendall's witty, epic tales about the race of people called the Minnipins are now available as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. Now a new generation of readers can thrill to the adventures of the tiny folk who become mighty heroes. The original interior illustrations by Erik Blegvad and Imero Gobbato have been retained, but vibrant new cover art by beloved illustrators Tim and Greg Hildebrandt gives the books a new look for a new audience.
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This highly creative fantasy [has] an almost inexhaustible variety of reading pleasures: plot surprises, humor, fascinating characters, richness of ideas, and delight in words.—The Horn Book
"Highly imaginative, amusing and thought-provoking."—The New York Times Book Review
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"Highly imaginative, amusing and thought-provoking."—The New York Times Book Review
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In the long far off Of the land Outside Brave Minnipins lived And some of them died. Read the first page
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The Gammage Cup
I like the Gammage Cup. It's about a group of people sent away from their village for being different. I like the Ending but the start was not that great but it was still interesting. The characters were pretty interesting. They have strange names and habits. In the book there is one cool war scene. But the book is not all about war; there is only one scene of war and the other scenes have cool things in it you have to read it to find out. I GIVE THIS BOOK 4 OUT OF 5 STARS. This Book is great and I hope you like it.
By "jamummy"
Format:Paperback
I remember reading this book in elementary school. I read it so many times that it lingered in the back of my mind all through high school and into adulthood.
When my girls were what I thought old enough for me to read the book to them, I went out and found the book and bought it.
As I was surfing through the vast array of books, here it was again, the Muggles, with all their differences, colored front doors and curiousity for things not on the straight and narrow, words that didn't follow the rules set out by the high ranking Periods. The book always pulled at me, causing me to see that each of us are different and we need to celebrate these differences, because after all, that is what makes our world so unique.
Purchase the book, check it out from your local library, if they don't carry the book, make them purchase it. Read it yourself and float back to those lazy adolesence days, read it to your children and bask in their joy of a new adventure and remember when you too were in awe of the simple joy of a well written story.
When my girls were what I thought old enough for me to read the book to them, I went out and found the book and bought it.
As I was surfing through the vast array of books, here it was again, the Muggles, with all their differences, colored front doors and curiousity for things not on the straight and narrow, words that didn't follow the rules set out by the high ranking Periods. The book always pulled at me, causing me to see that each of us are different and we need to celebrate these differences, because after all, that is what makes our world so unique.
Purchase the book, check it out from your local library, if they don't carry the book, make them purchase it. Read it yourself and float back to those lazy adolesence days, read it to your children and bask in their joy of a new adventure and remember when you too were in awe of the simple joy of a well written story.
By Brian Libby
Format:Paperback
This is a superb example of fine fantasy, and one of those "children's" books which adults will thoroughly enjoy. The story of the "misfits" who save their village is well-written, with many very clever and charming observations and turns of phrase (e.g., "When you say what you think, be sure to think what you say."). The characters are very appealing, and the story is quite moving. Read it--you'll love it!
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A Wonderful Book...
I'm 43 now and first read the Gammage Cup 35 years ago for a summer reading club. I just read the book to my pre-teen daughters, who loved it as much as I did. Read more
Published on Nov 17 2002 by Christopher
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow! Kendall hits a homer!
Of the many words to describe this book, Wow is definatly one of them! This book was the best book i have read in a long time, and it was required reading! Read more
Published on Nov 12 2002
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The Gammage Cup IS great according to Ashley!
I think that the Gammage Cup was great. I thought that since we had to read it in school that it wouldn't be good but I was wrong. Read more
Published on Nov 5 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars
For the love of Muggles...
This was a nice, easy read. The story is a charming story - and apparently the second book THE WHISPER OF GLOCKEN expands on the Minnipins. Read more
Published on Sep 9 2001 by Akethan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Book
When I saw this book on someone's favorites list and i checked it out, I nearly cried because I have been looking for this book since I was really little. Read more
Published on May 13 2001 by joyofbeing
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nicely told, pleasant fantasy
A rising tide lifts all boats, they say. The rising tide caused by the phenomenal success of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books has indeed lifted the boats of many writers of... Read more
Published on April 21 2001 by Richard R. Horton
4.0 out of 5 stars
Curley Green is genius!
This book was awesome! The only thing that I didn't really like about it was that some of it was really weird and kind of meant for younger kids (I'm 13). Read more
Published on April 2 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
An exciting story
"The Gammage Cup" was a very interesting book. Five of the Minnipins spoke their minds. They believed that the colors of their doors expressed the way they are inside. Read more
Published on Dec 2 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful, but odd, book.
This is a wonderful book. It is fast paced at the beginning, but slow paced afterwords. It's about a group of misfits who are forced to survive in the wild, but soon discover a... Read more
Published on Dec 1 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
Among the Best Action-Fantasy Novels!
This book was very good. I thought it was interesting how it included an infusion of Minnipin history. Read more
Published on Nov 28 2000 by Connor Shivers
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