Tattercoats - Hardcover

Jacobs, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399215840 ISBN 13: 9780399215841

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile, 1989

Synopsis

Retells the traditional English tale of how poor, neglected Tattercoats comes to marry the Prince.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-5-- On the opening page, readers are introduced to a very rich old lord whose only living relative is Tattercoats, the granddaughter whose face he would never look upon because his favorite daughter had died at her birth. The story is a quiet celebration with just a twinge of sadness, for even though the granddaughter exchanges her tattered rags for the shining robes of a prince's wife, her grandfather will not break his vow never to look on her face. Thus, the last picture is the same as the first, with the old lord "weeping more bitterly than ever, as he looks out over he sea." In between, of course, magic happens, but not the obvious magic of a fairy godmother or a powerful potion or a magic wand. Here it is the true, if more subtle, magic of love. Somber gray-browns predominate in Tomes' illustrations, with the yellows and pale blues of the children's clothing providing spots of light. Strong lines of streets or paths or doorways provide perspective and draw viewers into the pictures. The attention to architectural detail, as well as to the details of the text, are visual delights, while the facial expressions and body language of minor characters provide humor for this tale in which not everyone lives happily ever after. --Kay E. Vandergrift, School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Tattercoats is the beautiful grandchild of a wealthy lord, neglected by him because his favorite daughter died giving birth to her. The townspeople mock her, calling her "Tattercoats" because of the rags she wears. Only an old nurse and a gooseherd befriend her, and when Tattercoats needs help to get to a ball and marry a prince, prove their friendship once and for all. Long, flowing sentences and traditional language stylize this familiar tale. Tomes's elegant paintings delicately capture and extend the emotions in the story; grays, beiges and pale pastel colors, outlined and embellished with fine strokes, re-create the simplicity and nobility of the era. Ages 5-9.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0399215840
• ISBN 13: 9780399215841
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 30