The miniature Clock family, Pod, Homily, and their daughter Arriety, live in a big world among the “human beans” from whom they “borrow” everything they need—matchbox dressers, postage stamp artwork, and a trinket box settee. Now lifelong enthusiasts and brand new fans can escape into the small world of the Borrowers in this beautiful volume. It includes Mary Norton's classic illustrated stories about three little people and their not-so-little adventures:The Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield, The Borrowers Afloat, The Borrowers Aloft, the short storyPoor Stainless,andThe Borrowers Avenged.
Mary Norton’s beloved classic stories about the tiny, stouthearted Borrowers are now available together in one gorgeous, giftworthy volume. FeaturesThe Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield, The Borrowers Afloat, The Borrowers Aloft(including the short storyPoor Stainless),andThe Borrowers Avenged.
Praise forThe Borrowers:
Winner of the Carnegie Medal
"A book that begs to be shared."--The Horn Book
"The magic and charm of the writing convince children and grown-ups, too, that Borrowers really do exist."--School Library Journal
Praise forThe BorrowersAfield:
"Readers who found Mary Norton'sThe Borrowersjust about perfect may approach this one with the nervous premonition that it couldn't possibly be as good. It is, though--and in some ways even better" --The New York Times Book Review
"This book, like its predecessor, is a lovely thing. . . . The Borrowers are fascinating not just because they are tiny creatures in a large world, but because they are people." --The Horn Book
Praise forThe Borrowers Afloat:
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