Ex-Library. Jacket in mylar cover with library labels. Looking for someone to make drinkable again Mrs. Peterkin's coffee in which she added salt. Seller Inventory # 006645

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Title: The Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee

Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Publication Date: 1989

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Schwartz, Amy

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis:

When Mrs. Peterkin accidentally puts salt in her coffee, the entire family embarks on an elaborate quest to find someone to make it drinkable again.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- When Mrs. Peterkin finds that she has put salt in her coffee instead of sugar, the whole family searches for a remedy. . .but neither the chemist nor the herb woman can restore the taste. Not until the family consults the sensible lady from Philadelphia (who suggests brewing a fresh cup) can Mrs. Peterkin enjoy her morning coffee. In this adaptation of the first--and perhaps funniest--chapter of Hale's Peterkin Papers (Sharon, 1981) , Schwartz has removed some of the wordiness without changing Hale's style or the droll flavor of the original, better suiting the story to the picture-book format and making this classic more accessible to today's children. Full-page watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations are filled with the abundant patterns and clutter associated with Victorian decor--fringed lamp shades, ornate furniture, and swarming patterns on wallpaper, carpets, and clothing. Using only tiny lines to denote facial features, Schwartz has endowed her whimsical characters with wonderfully expressive faces. Full pages of text on white background are sometimes embellished with smaller illustrations, adding to the pleasing format. A charming spoof of Victorian family life and an example of nonsense in early American writing revived by a gifted illustrator of today. --Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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