Mark Van Doren. Dick and Tom

by Mark Van

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Mark Van Doren. Dick and Tom. Tales of Two Ponies. Illustrated by George Richards. Macmillan Company 1931. Green cloth hardcover with brown lettering. Stamp on flyleaf of the Elementary Department, Wilmington Delaware. Some rubbing to head and foot, corners. Previous child's signature. Quarto 68 pp Illustrated "Probably few city children grow up without longing for a pony. The next best thing, as the little boy in this book discovered, to having a pony, is hearing about one. Boys and girls of 6 to 8 will listen with pleasure to this tale of not one but two ponies and their small owners. How these ponies were fed and watered, rubbed down, saddled, or put in their stalls for the night, how their owners rode them not only for fun but to bring supplies from the store, how on one occasion the boys rode all by themselves at night to get the doctor, is told with the seriousness and the attention to detail that little children enjoy. The book satisfies the child when he is in the mood that demands "a true story," and it conveys a real and pleasant feeling of the country. The black-and-white illustrations are realistic and spirited, and the end-papers were designed by the author's young niece. The book will be useful for beginners in reading." New York Times

• Year: 1931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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