Whittington is a roughneck Tom who arrives one day at a barnfull of rescued animals and asks for a place there. He spins forthe animals—as well as for Ben and Abby, the kids whose grandfatherdoes the rescuing—a yarn about his ancestor, the nameless cat whobrought Dick Whittington to the heights of wealth and power in16th-century England. This is an unforgettable tale about thehealing, transcendent power of storytelling, and how learning toread saves one little boy.
【作者简介】
Alan Armstrong started volunteering in a friend’s bookshop whenhe was eight. At 14, he was selling books at Brentano’s. As anadult, every so often, he takes to the road in a VW bus named Zorato peddle used books. He is the editor of Forget Not Mee
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