Synopsis
Belle, the baby duckling, and Willie, her brother, were barely hatched when they were captured by hunters. Soon they found themselves in a huge city, in a huge building with a marble pond where they swim every day to the delight of visitors. Dean Faulkner Wells tells a delightful story to explain how the ducks first came to the fountain of The Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Belle is happy in her new home, but Willie, the renegade (named for renowned Mississippi author, Willie Morris) longs to return to the freedom of the skies….Renee Boyles illustrations of the ducks in the wild and in the Peabody lobby add to the pleasure any child will find in this book.
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Crafted with love and gentle humor, Belle-Duck at The Peabody may be a children's classic destined to be enjoyed by generations of children. Wells’ tale of a family of ducks in the fountain of The Peabody Hotel in Memphis is based on a true story. In 1930, two hunters dropped some ducks into the fountain as a prank. A hotel employee helped them adjust to life at the top, and they became local stars. Tender comical drawings by prize-winning artist Renee Boyles partner with the text. Memorable ones include a fierce dog discovering the ducklings and a pocketed, peeking Belle.
About the Author
Dean Faulkner Wells' stories and essays have appeared in Parade, Ladies Home Journal, The Paris Review, and The Southern Review. Her children's book, The Ghosts of Rowan Oak: William Faulkner's Ghost Stories for Children was published in 1980. She co-edited the essay collection, Mississippi Heroes, and edited The Great American Writers' Cookbook in 1981. Every Day by the Sun,, Wells' memoir about growing up as the niece and ward of Nobel laureate William Faulkner, was published in 2011 four months before she died.
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BELLE-DUCK AT THE PEABODY. [Belle Duck at the Peabody.]
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First edition (not stated) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. [6], 39 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 16.75cm. No dust jacket as issued. Glossy pictorial boards lightly rubbed, mild soiling to rear board, spine ends bumped. Faint impression of erased child's name at top edge of front pastedown; different child's ownership inscription in ink at top edge of front free endpaper. A very good copy with Wells' signature upon the front free endpaper. B/w illustrations throughout by Renee Boyles. A tale of two ducklings and their mother and the famed Peabody Hotel of Memphis, Tennessee. Dean Faulkner Wells was the niece of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner. {Shelf#1-MsAuthorsBox1} ISBN 0916242242. Seller Inventory # PXZP-10442
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BELLE-DUCK AT THE PEABODY. [Belle Duck at the Peabody.]
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First edition (not stated) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. [6], 39 pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 16.75cm. No dust jacket as issued. Glossy pictorial boards lightly rubbed, slight bumping to spine ends; minor ding to rear board's bottom edge. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A near fine copy with Wells' two-line ink inscription "Best wishes, | Dean Faulkner Wells" upon the front free endpaper. B/w illustrations throughout by Renee Boyles. A tale of two ducklings and their mother and the famed Peabody Hotel of Memphis, Tennessee. Dean Faulkner Wells was the niece of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner. {Shelf#2-MsAuthorsBox1} ISBN 0916242242. Seller Inventory # PXZP-15461