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Synopsis
Niki, whose family already has enough donkeys for their Greek island home, wants to save the newborn donkey from being sold, so her grandmother comes up with a plan.
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Language Notes
Text: English
Original Language: German
From Kirkus Reviews
Her father (``Baba'') says they won't be able to keep the donkey's new baby; when he's old enough, he must be sold. Still, Niki's grandmother suggests that Niki might earn the money to buy him. Niki gives up play to ``work like a grownup,'' finding odd jobs in the marketplace or at her uncle's caf‚; fortunately, when she offers Baba the proceeds, he accepts. The simple story makes a good showcase for Greek island life, represented in Niki's tasks and the economic necessity that makes them valuable. Hol's torn-paper collages, creatively incorporating other materials like newsprint and fabric, capture the village scene in a subtle array of lovely, light hues nicely set off by a soft blue sky that, surprisingly, evokes the dazzled eye's response to the brighter colors. A warmhearted story with a felicitous translation and attractive format. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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- PublisherNorthSouth
- Publication date1945
- ISBN 10 1558581847
- ISBN 13 9781558581845
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages1
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