The Hurdy-Gurdy Man
by Margery Williams Bianco
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The hurdy-gurdy man's melodies have a dramatic effect on the stodgy inhabitants of a neat and prosperous little village.Tags
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Oh I wish I'd read this treasure when I was a girl, so I could emulate Miss Gay rather than the more respectable townsfolk.
I suppose nowadays we have the likes of [a:Leo Lionni|32804|Leo Lionni|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1212699342p2/32804.jpg] to teach us the value of creativity and joy, but Margery Williams Bianco predated even the Beatniks, even further the Hippies, by half a century. I have no idea why this isn't universally beloved. Seriously, I'd have loved it as a child, and do now.
Thank you Elko library for not culling it and for being willing to loan it to Carson City! Now I've got to try to track down a copy to be ready to share with my (still hypothetical) grandchildren.
I suppose nowadays we have the likes of [a:Leo Lionni|32804|Leo Lionni|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1212699342p2/32804.jpg] to teach us the value of creativity and joy, but Margery Williams Bianco predated even the Beatniks, even further the Hippies, by half a century. I have no idea why this isn't universally beloved. Seriously, I'd have loved it as a child, and do now.
Thank you Elko library for not culling it and for being willing to loan it to Carson City! Now I've got to try to track down a copy to be ready to share with my (still hypothetical) grandchildren.
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Author Margery Williams was born in London, England on July 22, 1881. She moved to the United States when she was nine-years-old and alternated between living in the United States and England for the rest of her life. She is best known for her thirty children's books, but she also wrote novels for adults and young adults. Her most popular works show more include The Velveteen Rabbit, Poor Cecco: The Wonderful Story of a Wonderful Wooden Dog Who Was the Jolliest Toy in the House Until He Went Out to Explore the World, and The Little Wooden Doll. Her young adult book, Winterbound, was a runner-up for the 1937 Newbery Medal and was retroactively given the Newbery Honor award when it was established in 1971. She died on September 4, 1944 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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