Bub or The Very Best Thing (SIGNED COPY)
by Babbitt, Natalie
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0062050443
- ISBN 13
- 9780062050441
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
NY: HarperCollins, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Natalie Babbitt. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by Babbitt on title page. Babbitt ( Tuck Everlasting ; Knee knock Rise ) has created some extraordinary children's books, and this one is no exception. It is, quite simply, Babbitt at her best. In a medieval castle, a king and queen argue a crucial question: what is the "best thing" for their young prince? The king insists that his wife gives the child too many toys ("If this keeps up, he'll turn out soft and silly"); she retorts that he gives him too many lessons ("If that keeps up, he'll turn out dry and dusty"). The king resorts to his books to find the answer, whereas the queen polls everyone she meets. The responses run the gamut from "vegetables" (the day nursemaid) to "sunshine" (the gardener) to "a song" (the court musician). But it is the cook's daughter who points the perplexed parents in the right direction, instructing them to ask the prince himself. "Bub," replies the toddler, which translates into the inarguably "very best thing": love. This splendid story is matched by exquisite artwork, which offers a refreshingly realistic depiction of the medieval setting and featuring the royal dog (patiently sporting a court jester's cap), who is entirely devoted to the very lovable prince. Record # 351788
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351788
- Title
- Bub or The Very Best Thing (SIGNED COPY)
- Author
- Babbitt, Natalie
- Illustrator
- Natalie Babbitt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0062050443
- ISBN 13
- 9780062050441
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Children's Illustrated, Illustrated, Natalie Babbitt, .
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Illustrated;
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