Author(s): Alan W Armstrong
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 191
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2006-12-26
Dimensions: 129.5 x 190.5 x 15.2mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: Reissue
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

This Newbery-Honor winning tale introduces Whittington, a roughneck Tom who arrives one day at a barn full of rescued animals and asks for a place there. He spins for the animals--as well as for Ben and Abby, the kids whose grandfather does the rescuing--a yarn about his ancestor, the nameless cat who brought Dick Whittington to the heights of wealth and power in 16th-century England. This is an unforgettable tale about the healing, transcendent power of storytelling, and how learning to read saves one little boy.