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Opere di Margot Austin

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Mother Goose Rhymes (1922) — Illustratore, alcune edizioni38 copie
David's Silver Dollar (1940) — Illustratore — 15 copie

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Informazioni generali

Altri nomi
Helser, Margot (née)
Data di nascita
1909
Data di morte
1990-06-25
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
Portland, Oregon, USA
Luogo di morte
New Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Istruzione
National Academy of Design
Attività lavorative
children's book author
Relazioni
Austin, Darrel (husband)

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Although this book is quite old, it is a fun read nonetheless. Trumpet the dog, Gabriel the Kitten and Peter the churchmouse are afraid that Parson Pease-Porridge will send them away because of Trumpet's howling. They try all kinds of ways to get him to stop, until finally the realize what the fuss is all about. Simple black and white drawings with expressive animal faces.
 
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lisaladdvt | Jun 30, 2019 |
A fantastic collection of stories and fables from across the globe. I have been reading these stories daily with my son and he loves them.
 
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thanesh | Mar 24, 2015 |
Gabriel Churchkitten puts on his "thinking-hat" in this cute-as-a-button vintage picture-book from 1942, determined to find a way to prevent Parson Pease-Porridge - in whose church he and his good friend, Peter Churchmouse live - from keeping everyone up all night with his snacking and organ-playing. With the arrival on the scene of Trumpet - a friendly puppy who just happens to be at the door - the pair gain a new friend, and a new partner in their campaign to keep the good parson in his bed at nights. Finally, after many failed attempts - involving everything from hiding the parson's glasses to stopping up the organ with chewing gum - Gabriel remembers something the parson once said, and is inspired...

The second of a series of picture-books Margot Austin wrote about the small animal inhabitants of Parson Pease-Porridge's church - the first being Peter Churchmouse (1941), the third Trumpet (1943) - Gabriel Churchkitten has some of the most adorable illustrations I have seen of late! The black and white drawings (pencil, I assume?) are very much of their time, but will still charm the contemporary reader. Unfortunately, while I loved Austin's artwork, her narrative left a little bit to be desired, jumping from scene to scene in a very confusing fashion. The three conspirators are observing the failure of one of Gabriel's ideas on one page, and then, with no segue at all, no indication of it suddenly being the next night, they are considering the parson as he goes to bed again! It took me a few scenes to figure out what was going on.

Despite that flaw in narrative structure, Gabriel Churchkitten was still a (mostly) engaging story, paired with simply delightful artwork. Readers who enjoyed Graham Oakley's series of picture-books about a group of mice (and a cat!) who live in a church (The Church Mouse, The Church Cat Abroad, etc.), will also enjoy this earlier series, I think!
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AbigailAdams26 | Apr 10, 2013 |

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27
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Utenti
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Popolarità
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Voto
3.9
Recensioni
3
ISBN
10
Lingue
1

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