The Borrowers Aloft [Paperback]

"Mary Norton has a priceless gift. She can view humans through the eyes of tiny folks and tiny folks through human eyes, and make both believable." (Chicago Tribune ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

All in all, it was a happy summer for everyone the year Pod, Homily and Arrietty settled in the model village of Litte Fordham. They could not have found a more perfect place to live in - a complete village tailored to their size and visitors kept leaving things - a plus for all Borrowers.

Mary Norton (1903–1992) lived in England, where she was an actress, playwright, and award-winning author of books for young readers, including The Magic Bed-Knob and Bonfires

and Broomsticks, the two books that formed the basis for the classic Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

The Krushes might be known best for their work on the American edition of the five-book series The Borrowers by the British writer Mary Norton, published here from 1953 to 1971.

She also did the artwork for The Shoe Bird, (1964) the only children's book by Eudora Welty, the 1973 Pulitzer Prize winner in fiction.

Their son, Jay, a music lecturer at Temple University and a published illustrator, said that as a child he was welcomed into their collaboration.
 
They lived Wayne, Pennsylvania, (near Philadelphia).

Joe Krush is a children's book illustrator. 
  
He was assigned "as a graphic designer to the Nürnberg war crimes trials to perform necessary art and presentation work which would facilitate the operation of the trial court both in London and Nürnberg, Germany." He lives in Wayne, Pennsylvania, (near Philadelphia) with wife & co-illustrator, Beth Krush. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

For little folks, the Borrowers seem to have more than their share of big adventures. THE BORROWERS ALOFT finds the little folks living the good life in Fordham Village. But that all changes when Mr. Platter, owner of a competing village, decides he wants live inhabitants for his village. This tale is full of rich characterizations of the humans and vivid descriptions of the settings. Some books must be narrated by a British voice, and Norton's tales are such books. Lucky for us, Rowena Cooper is up to the task. She also does well switching voices from male to female characters, always managing to keep clear the notion that the Borrowers are small folks. Cooper is particularly adept at bringing out the emotions of the characters. P.B.J. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.