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      The Marzipan Pig

      by Russell Hoban
      Published
      Oct 2016
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      48
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      About This Book

      Who but Russell Hoban could weave a tale of life's pleasures and pain around a candy pig? And who but Quentin Blake could make the most poignant of stories so lighthearted and delightful? In this episodic picture book by an inimitable author-illustrator duo, a fantastic chain of events is triggered by the unacknowledged fall of a marzipan pig behind the sofa. We meet in quick succession a heartsick mouse, a lonely grandfather clock, an owl in love with a taxi meter, a worker bee, a fading hibiscus flower, a mouse who greets the dawn dancing, and finally a boy who guesses at the true relations between things. Appealing to the unsentimental yet sensitive nature of children, The Marzipan Pig is exquisitely attuned to the bittersweet wonder of life and to the sentience of all beings.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Characters & Occupations

      Animals

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Chapter Books

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      Mar 1989 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374447502 ISBN10 0374447500
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      First Edition Oct 2016 New York Review of Books ISBN13 9781590179994 ISBN10 1590179994
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      Feb 1987 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374348595 ISBN10 0374348596
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      Apr 2018 Walker Books (UK) ISBN13 9781406362251 ISBN10 1406362255
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      Jun 2026 New York Review Books ISBN13 9798896230076 ISBN10 B0DR4MKBXY
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      Oct 2016 New York Review Books ISBN13 9781681370033 ISBN10 1681370034
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      Oct 2016 NYR Children's Collection ISBN10 B01AEPRPDA
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