The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart
BB, N. Nbb, F. Fbb. HarperCollins, $17.99 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-06-055448-4
First published in 1942, The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart by BB, illus. by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, returns to print in a new hardcover edition. The tale takes place in a Britain populated with Little People: talking animals as well as dwarves-Baldmoney, Sneezewort, Dodder and Cloudberry-""the last gnomes left in England."" Baldmoney and Sneezewort travel by water to find Cloudberry who has been missing for months. Delicate pen-and-ink illustrations by the author/illustrator dot the text. .
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Reviewed on: 10/01/2004
Genre: Children's