First edition of The Great Corgiville Kidnapping by Tasha Tudor. Caleb Corgi cracks the mysterious kidnapping of Babe the rooster by a bunch of raccoons.
Written and illustrated by Tasha Tudor. 1997, first edition, first printing. Little, Brown and Company.
"Caleb Corgi, though quite a young dog, had attended an outstanding college in the South, from which he had received his C.D.X. degree (Companion Dog of Excellence). Having then studied under Piper Harvey, head screener of visiting salesmen for the renowned firm of Appletree and Emlyn, in Woodstock, Connecticut, he was now a member of Trackers Unlimited, the well-known dog detective agency based in Corgiville."
Babe the prize rooster, a favorite at the annual Corgiville Fair, goes missing and Caleb Corgi suspects the unusually large group of raccoons that are skulking around the village. The problem is how to prove it and rescue Babe.
The Guardian, a UK newspaper, described Tasha Tudor (1915 - 2008), the award-winning author and illustrator of over 100 books, as "famous for living an idyllic, back-to-basics life in New England where she went barefoot, spun flax to make linen for clothes, raised Nubian goats for milk, and looked after her beloved Corgis.
"She painted gentle watercolours, wove baskets, held elaborate doll weddings and marionette shows, and floated birthday cakes down the river for her children.
"She illustrated books including the The Secret Garden, Little Women and Mother Goose as well as producing her own works such as Corgiville Fair and The Great Corgiville Kidnapping, which were popular all over the world, especially in Japan and Korea. Fans would take £100 tours of her home, a replica late 18th-century farmhouse."
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Condition*: Near Fine/Near Fine. Dust jacket: Mild shelf wear, tiny scuff at the head of spine. Name penned on front endpaper and embossed on title page and last page else pages are clean, undamaged, and complete.
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