The Big Green Book (1962)

by Robert Graves

Other authors: Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)

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1962

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Long ago a little boy called Jack lived with his uncle and his aunt and a big dog (who used to chase rabbits) in a house among the fields.

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"An orphan boy who finds a big green book of magic in his guardians' attic . . . turns himself into a little old man, defeats his aunt and uncle at cards, and lets a rabbit chase the dog, before turning back into a child".--New York Times Book Review.

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A little boy finds a big green book in the attic and learns many handy magic spells that he uses with surprising results.

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