Quimble Wood

N. M. Bodecker. MacAdam/Cage Publishing, $14.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-1-931561-97-6

Quimble Wood (1981), also by Bodecker, illus. by Branka Starr, tells of four quimbles who live in a box, ""each wearing a tall, pointed hat, and each no bigger than your little finger."" The adventures of these elfin characters, their diminutive stature brought to life in Starr's gently humorous half-tone illustrations, will enchant readers. .

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