The four donkeys
by Lloyd Alexander 
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When they have to take on the donkey's load to get to the fair, the tailor, baker, and shoemaker all learn to be tolerant of the other fellow's point of view.Tags
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Lloyd Alexander writes a kid's fable that trundles along and doesn't go much of anywhere, about a donkey cart that trundles along and doesn't go much of anywhere. Could have used some Cauldron-born to liven it up.
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The detailed illustrations are a hoot, reminding me somehow simultaneously of Sendak, Hyman, and Maxwell Parrish, with even a dash of Brett. And some are charmingly surreal, too. And yet they're distinctly his own, too. I will look for more by him!
The story is longish and a bit unsatisfactory, but still fun, with a good lesson.
The detailed illustrations are a hoot, reminding me somehow simultaneously of Sendak, Hyman, and Maxwell Parrish, with even a dash of Brett. And some are charmingly surreal, too. And yet they're distinctly his own, too. I will look for more by him!
The story is longish and a bit unsatisfactory, but still fun, with a good lesson.
Okay, this is one of my new favourite children's books! A funny lesson in empathy and sympathy complete with illuminated text and adorable pictures (I just love the animals with shoes on their heads!). I think adults could learn a lot from this book. I'm so glad I happened to pick this up today in my quest to clear out the items I had intended to sell in my online shop (but now will not be able to). Most of the things I found are going to be donated but this is a keeper!
The classic study of the failure of British command during the First World War. A traditional view, that has been somewhat superseded by current historians.
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Lloyd Alexander, January 30, 1924 - May 17, 2007 Born Lloyd Chudley Alexander on January 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Allan Audley and Edna Chudley Alexander, Lloyd knew from a young age that he wanted to write. He was reading by the time he was 3, and though he did poorly in school, at the age of fifteen, he announced that he wanted show more to become a writer. At the age of 19 in 1942, Alexander dropped out of the West Chester State Teachers College in Pennsylvania after only one term. In 1943, he attended Lafayette College in Easton, PA, before dropping out again and joining the United States Army during World War II. Alexander served in the Intelligence Department, stationed in Wales, and then went on to Counter-Intelligence in Paris, where he was promoted to Staff Sergeant. When the war ended in '45, Alexander applied to the Sorbonne, but returned to the States in '46, now married. Alexander worked as an unpublished writer for seven years, accepting positions such as cartoonist, advertising copywriter, layout artist, and associate editor for a small magazine. Directly after the war, he had translated works for such artists as Jean Paul Sartre. In 1955, "And Let the Credit Go" was published, Alexander's first book which led to 10 years of writing for an adult audience. He wrote his first children's book in 1963, entitled "Time Cat," which led to a long career of writing for children and young adults. Alexander is best known for his "Prydain Chronicles" which consist of "The Book of Three" in 1964, "The Black Cauldron" in 1965 which was a Newbery Honor Book, as well as an animated motion picture by Disney which appeared in 1985, "The Castle of Llyr" in 1966, "Taran Wanderer" in 1967, a School Library Journal's Best Book of the Year and "The High King" which won the Newberry Award. Many of his other books have also received awards, such as "The Fortune Tellers," which was a Boston Globe Horn Book Award winner. In 1986, Alexander won the Regina Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the Catholic Library Association. His titles have been translated into many languages including, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Serbo-Croation and Swedish. He died on May 17, 2007. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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