Loretta Mason Potts
$24.18
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2020
Summary
Now in paperback!
A whimsical tale about a brother and sister and their adventures in a magical world from the celebrated author of Harvey.
Imagine how shocked you would be if, like ten-year-old Colin Mason, you were the oldest (smartest, best) kid in a family of four, and then you found out that all these years, without knowing it, you’ve had an older sister, an “awful, awful, bad, bad, girl—Loretta Mason Potts.” Who? What? Wait!
But this is only the first of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781681375069 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1681375060 |
| Author: | Mary Chase, Harold Berson |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books |
| Imprint: | NYRB Children's |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 132mm |
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Critics Review
”[A] fresh edition of the charmingly arch 1958 novel by Mary Chase…” —Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal “The poignancy of Peter Pan lingers over this fantasy, but it has its own special charm, the charm of unabashed fancy and resounding good sense, which made the author’s Harvey a favorite of adult audiences.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Surely, Loretta Mason Potts will take her place among the memorable characters of children’s literature and her story should be a favorite for a long time to come.” —Chicago Daily Tribune
About The Author
Mary Chase
Mary Coyle Chase (1907-1981) was born in Denver, Colorado, and lived there all her life. She worked for various Denver papers as a journalist, began to write plays, and in 1944 had a huge success with Harvey, which won the Pulitzer Prize and was later made into a movie starring Jimmy Stewart.
Harold Berson (1926-1986) was born in Los Angeles and studied art in Paris. Loretta Mason Potts, originally published in 1958, was the first book he illustrated, but he would go on to draw pictures for more than ninety books, including many that he also wrote.
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