Candy Floss

Rumer Godden

ISBN 10: 0399218076 / ISBN 13: 9780399218071

Published by Philomel Books, N. Y., 1991

About this Item

N. Y.: Philomel Books, 1991. Dust jacket is bright and clean and in very nice condition. Not price clipped. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. Stated first edition. Used - Very Good. Illus. by Nonny Hogrogian.

Seller Inventory # 304015

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Candy Floss
• Publisher: Philomel Books, N. Y.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399218076
• ISBN 13: 9780399218071
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Nonny Hogrogian
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Used - Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

A doll named Candy Floss is very happy serving as Jack's lucky charm at his stall at the fair, until a spoiled rich girl steals her

Reviews

Grade 1-4-- Candy Floss, a small china doll; Nuts the wooden horse; and Cocoa the dog bring Jack luck until a spoiled little girl named Clementina steals the doll and almost destroys her. The girl realizes the error of her ways and returns Candy Floss to Jack; he mends her and makes her look like new again. This book has gone through a similar rejuvenation with Hogrogian's new illustrations, which replace those done 31 years ago by Adrienne Adams (Viking, 1960; o.p.). The doll is now stunning, with a short, stylish haircut and bright blue eyes. People and fashions are noticeably updated, but the look is still timeless. Numerous full-page paintings are more elegant than the older, smaller pictures that included simple sketches. One drawback of the new design is that there are several spreads of solid text. While there is nothing wrong with the previous edition, this one will likely attract a whole generation of readers who may otherwise have ignored the book. --Nancy A. Gifford, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
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