- Paperback: 264 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications (Aug 28 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0486470318
- ISBN-13: 978-0486470313
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
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Young Joe Miller of the Pringle Pumpkin Farm knows a secret: how to raise the best pumpkins in the world! Joe's expertise leads to a comic adventure among fairies, mermaids, and a crew of hungry pirates who crave pumpkin pie. Scores of vivid illustrations include 16 full-page images.
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Denslow tries again, April 14 2010
By Stephen Persing "Cartoon geek" - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: The Pearl and the Pumpkin: A Classic Halloween Tale (Paperback)
W.W. Denslow hit it big in collaboration with L. Frank Baum, first with Father Goose: His Book, then with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Baum and Denslow parted company in a dispute over royalties from a stage musical adaptation of the Wizard. In 1904 Denslow decided to try again. He teamed up with writer Paul West in 1904 to craft a children's book and accompanying stage musical. The Pearl and the Pumpkin was the result. It's an enjoyable little book, no classic, but engaging and fun. A quibble: the Pearl is the heroine, Pearl, who plays only a supporting part in the story. Some story elements could have been better developed. Denslow's art is good, but not quite to the inspired level of his work with Baum. Sadly, the limited success of the book and musical signalled an end to Denslow's golden age. He died, nearly penniless, in 1915.Dover Books has done it's usual fine job in bringing this forgotten pleasure back to life. They have reproduced Denslow's full-color plates in only 2 colors, doubtless for budgetary reasons. However, as Denslow's plates are line drawings colored in, the change looks consistent with the rest of the book. A quick online search will show you how the plates looked originally. In all, a job well done.
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