Little Whistle's Dinner Party - Softcover

CYNTHIA RYLANT is the acclaimed author of more than eighty books for young people, including the Mr. Putter & Tabby series, and her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

TIM BOWERS has been a professional illustrator of children's books, textbooks, magazines, greeting cards, and many other novelty items for more than twenty years. He lives in Granville, Ohio.

Ages 3-5. Little Whistle [BKL F 15 01] introduced the guinea pig who lives in Toyland--a store filled with toys that come alive at night to run, play, and have tea parties. This follow-up revisits many of the same characters, and even the same activities, except this time Little Whistle corrals his friends for a dinner party instead of for tea. As with the first title, the story is weak, especially since this is the characters' second go-round. The illustrations, however, are lovely. Children, particularly those with a penchant for dollhouses and miniatures, will linger over the sturdy, detailed paintings that gleam with a menagerie of slightly old-fashioned toys; and Little Whistle himself will charm children with his floppy pea coat and bustling amiability. Gillian Engberg
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