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Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood (1987, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-100152336788
ISBN-139780152336783
eBay Product ID (ePID)74392
Product Key Features
Book TitleHeckedy Peg
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFantasy & Magic, Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, General
Publication Year1987
IllustratorYes, Wood, Don
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorAudrey Wood
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length11.8 in
Item Width9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN86-033639
Dewey Edition19
ReviewsAlthough text and art in this picture book match as hand and glove, it is really the ornate illustrations that carry it aloft to the dimension of classic fairytale. The mother of seven children (who are named for each day of the week) leaves for the market with a list of things for thembutter, knife, pitcher, honey, salt, crackers and egg pudding. The witch Heckedy Peg who "lost her leg" drops in on the kids and turns them into foodbread, pie, milk, porridge, fish, cheese and roast rib. The mother finds her children and saves them by matching each food item on her list, as in bread and butter, cheese and crackers, etc. The story has essential elements of playfulness and eeriness; also evident is a poetic license that effects a looseness in structure. The realistic figures of the happy inhabitants of the cottage are bathed in bursts of light, in contrast to the shadowy, ghastly hideout of Heckedy Peg. Ages 4-8., Paintings rich in atmosphere highlight this delectable tale of a witch's unusual dietary cravings and a mother's ingenious revenge. Ages 4-8., Kindergarten-Grade 3 This original story reads like a pure folktale. The poor mother of seven children, each named for a day of the week, goes off to market promising to return with individual gifts that each child has requested and admonishing them to lock the door to strangers and not to touch the fire. The gullible children are tricked into disobeying their mother by the witch, Heckedy Peg, who turns them all into various kinds of food. The mother can rescue her children only by guessing which child is the fish, the roast rib, the bread, etc., a trick she neatly performs by matching each kind of food with the gift that each child had requested (Monday asked for butter, so Monday is the bread, etc.). This story, deep and rich with folk wisdom, is stunningly illustrated with Don Wood's luminous paintings. He shows the countryside as a true fairy tale settingthe half-timbered village, thatched roof cottages, haymakers in the field, and the witch's hut in dark, dank woods. With variety of color and line he enhances every nuance of the text, from the individuality of the children and the stalwart mother to the unrelenting evil of the witch. A tour de force in every way. Connie C. Rockman, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, Conn.
Grade FromPreschool
Dewey Decimal[E]
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisIn this story, seven sweet children are transformed by an evil witch into specific types of food. The inherent drama of the story, combined with the haunting images the art provides, gives the picture book a timeless quality. --"Booklist"", In this story, seven sweet children are transformed by an evil witch into specific types of food. "The inherent drama of the story, combined with the haunting images the art provides, gives the picture book a timeless quality."-- Booklist
LC Classification NumberPZ8.W846He 1987
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- 22 Dec, 2018
Fantastic A+
Great price, great packaging, media mail, got in time before Christmas. Used book in great condition. Thanks so much!!! I LOVE THIS BOOK. I rented it from school when I was growing up in the 80s-90s.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Feb, 2019
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My children loved the book I read it to them tonight and the look and interest on their face reminded me of the first time my mother read it to me it’s a beautiful memory and my mother is shocked I found the bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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- 14 Nov, 2016
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I found this book on the internet after trying for so long to remember what the book was called when I found it I was so happy that it was priced so reasonably be so well taken care of and it was hard cover on top of that storyline is just as I remember it so wonderful my two kids in love this story and I was very intrigued with itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
