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Heckedy Peg
Contributor(s): Wood, Audrey (Author), Wood, Don (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0152336796     ISBN-13: 9780152336790
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 1992
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Annotation: For the first time in paperback, a story of seven children who are saved by their mother after an evil witch casts a spell on them. The children--each named for a day of the week--are transformed into specific types of food, and only their mother, with the help of a blackbird, can break the evil spell. Full color.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
Dewey: E
LCCN: 8633639
Lexile Measure: 450
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.8" W x 11.3" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 6221
Reading Level: 3.2   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
In this story, seven sweet children are transformed by an evil witch into specific types of food. "The inherent drama of the story, combined with the haunting images the art provides, gives the picture book a timeless quality."--Booklist

Contributor Bio(s): Wood, Don: - Don Wood is the illustrator of many beloved books for children, including the bestselling classic The Napping House, its companion The Full Moon at the Napping House, Caldecott Honor Book King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, Heckedy Peg, Piggies, and Piggy Pie Po, all of which were written by his wife, Audrey Wood. The Woods divide their time between California and Hawaii. www.audreywood.comWood, Audrey: - Audrey Wood is the author of many beloved books for children, including the bestselling classic The Napping House, its companion The Full Moon at the Napping House, Caldecott Honor Book King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, Heckedy Peg, Piggies, and Piggy Pie Po, all of which were illustrated by her husband, Don Wood. The Woods divide their time between California and Hawaii. www.audreywood.com