Witch of 4th Street: And Other Stories - Softcover

Levoy, Myron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006440059X ISBN 13: 9780064400596

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1974

Synopsis

Cathy Dunn knew that if shed id not give her penny to the witch, the old lady would turn her into a lizard. Ora goat. Or a spider so small Cathy's mother would step on her. But one day Cathy decided that she would not give up her penny, and that was the day she came down with a fever.Cathy is just one of the many children who came to New York City with their parents seekin g a better life. There is Keplik the Match Man, who builds masterpieces from used matchsticks; Noreen Callahan, who is ashamed to work in her father's smelly fish store; and even a Hanukkah Santa Claus!

About this title

About the Author:

Myron Levoy is the author of The Witch of Fourth Street and Other Stories,among many other books for children. Alan and Naomi received many honors, both in the United States and abroad. It was nominated for the American Book Award for Children's Literature, and was an honor book for both the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the Jane Addams Childen's Book Awards. It also won the Silver Pencil Award in the Netherlands.

Review:

"Humor, truth and a touch of magic."--"Publishers Weekly""What makes this such a good book is the author'scompassion, imagination, and humor. A first book forchildren by a first-rate writer." --"Book World

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1974
• ISBN 10: 006440059X
• ISBN 13: 9780064400596
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Lisowski Gabriel