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Article: Margaret Hodges, reteller: Dick Whittington and His Cat.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
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- The Horn Book Magazine
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- July 1, 2006
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Margaret Hodges, reteller Dick Whittington and His Cat; illus. by Melisande Potter 32 pp. Holiday 5/06 ISBN 0-8234-1987-8 $16.95 (Primary)
From the friendly onomatopoetic clop, clop, clop of farm horses taking young Dick Whittington to London to the festive celebration of Whittington's achievements as Lord Mayor, this is a spirited retelling of the well-known legend. Hodges's characters are mythic yet life-sized, settling comfortably into the reteller's genial tone and Potter's rounded ...