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The stories relating the magical adventures of a boy and his cat.Tags
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There are three sweet, quiet, but adventure-filled stories: "Gospel Train," "The Wise Soldier of Sellebak," and "Sailing to Cythera."
In "Gospel Train," a young boy travels by a magic train with his cat.
"The Wise Soldier of Sellebak" is about a man who, as it says on the back of the back, "lost his memories and thirty years of his life. Anatole goes on a journey to help him. The soldier, Erik, explains, "It's the journeys we make for others that give us he power to change ourselves. he hardest part is getting home again, for you can't go home he way you left it."
In "Sailing to Cythera," Anatole goes through the wallpaper in Grandmother's home to a land where he meets Blimlim, a monster who turns out to be not so bad.
In "Gospel Train," a young boy travels by a magic train with his cat.
"The Wise Soldier of Sellebak" is about a man who, as it says on the back of the back, "lost his memories and thirty years of his life. Anatole goes on a journey to help him. The soldier, Erik, explains, "It's the journeys we make for others that give us he power to change ourselves. he hardest part is getting home again, for you can't go home he way you left it."
In "Sailing to Cythera," Anatole goes through the wallpaper in Grandmother's home to a land where he meets Blimlim, a monster who turns out to be not so bad.
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Nancy Willard was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on June 26, 1936. She received a bachelor's degree in 1958 and a Ph.D in 1963 from the University of Michigan and a master's degree from Stanford University. She taught at Vassar College in the English department from 1965 until 2012. She published more than 70 books during her lifetime including show more collections of poetry, children's books, collections of short stories, novels, essays, and criticism. In 1982, she received the Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. She died from natural causes on February 19, 2017 at the age of 80. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Sailing to Cythera, and Other Anatole Stories
- Original title
- Sailing to Cythera and Other Anatole Stories
- Original publication date
- 1974
- People/Characters
- Anatole; Plumpet; Erik Hanson; Blimlim
- Dedication
- For James Anatole Lindbloom
- First words
- There was once a little boy who lived with a cat. ["Gospel Train"]
Under the apple tree Anatole stopped swinging. ["The Wise Soldier of Sellebak"]
Grandmother never threw anything away. ["Sailing to Cythera'] - Quotations
- "It's the journeys we make for others that give us he power to change ourselves. he hardest part is getting home again, for you can't go home he way you left it."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"O, the sparrows in the sky, and the dragons in the sea. In mad or merry weather, we'll take our rest together under the apple tree." [Gospel Train]
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"... he book is full of magic words, and they'll bring you many adventures if you take the trouble to learn what they mean. Love, Erik ["The Wise Soldier of Sellebak"]
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"I touched them," said Anatole.
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