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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is a 1971 children's science fiction/fantasy book by Robert C. O'Brien, with illustrations by Zena Bernstein. The novel was published by the Los Angeles publishing house Atheneum Books. This book was the winner of numerous awards including the 1972 Newbery Medal. [3]
The Tale of Despereaux (/ ˈ d ɛ s p ər oʊ /, DES-per-oh) is a 2003 children's fantasy book by American writer Kate DiCamillo.The main plot follows the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, as he sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess from the rats.
Redwall is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques. [1] Originally published in 1986, it is the first book of the Redwall series. The book was illustrated by Gary Chalk, with the British cover illustration by Pete Lyon and the US cover by Troy Howell.
US cover of Martin the Warrior. Martin the Warrior tells the story of a young mouse named Martin, a slave in Marshank under the cruel stoat Badrang the Tyrant. When Badrang leaves Martin to be tortured by the weather and the gulls, a young mousemaid named Laterose, or Rose (with whom Martin falls in love), and a European mole named Grumm hear his cry of defiance.
The first book in the series, The Dark Portal, was a runner-up for the Smarties book prize in 1989. [3] In 2000, The Deptford Mice trilogy made its debut in the United States with the publication of The Dark Portal by SeaStar Books. [4] The Crystal Prison and The Final Reckoning were published there in 2001 and 2002 respectively. [5] [6]
In his 1997 collection of essays on children's literature, A Child's Delight, Noel Perrin noted that the book is very different from (and in his opinion far superior to) the movie, commending the book for its inventive plot and for the "ease and freedom", "elegance", and "irony" of Sharp's writing. [2]
My Secret Garden: Women’s Sexual Fantasies is a 1973 book compiled by Nancy Friday, who collected women's fantasies through letters and tapes and personal interviews. [1] After including a female sexual fantasy in a novel she submitted for publishing, her editor objected, and Friday shelved the novel.
first edition (publ. McClelland & Stewart) A Bird in the House, first published in 1970, is a short story sequence written by Margaret Laurence. [1] [2] Noted by Laurence to be "semi-autobiographical", [3] the series chronicles the growing up of a young agnostic writer, Vanessa MacLeod, in the fictional town of Manawaka, Manitoba. [4]