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Zusatztext "Written with understated wit! the story includes such elements of fantasy as talking animals! magical berries! and young Pluck’s enviable independence. Colorful! stylized illustrations appear on every double-page spread. Reminiscent of the Provensens’ artwork in style! they have a quirky charm that suits the narrative perfectly. This book has a fresh! inviting look. . . imaginative." — Carolyn Phelan! Booklist "The low-key charm of this story was a treat from start to finish. The droll illustrations of Schmidt's long-time collaborator Fiep Westendorp are a welcome and essential element in that charm... Disarming and sweet! the book also has a genuinely complex worldview! with a strong pro-environmental and anti-authoritarian attitude balanced rather surprisingly by a practical realization that we can't all goof off and play or who would put out fires or bake the bread people need? ... Sly and smart and not so easy to pigeonhole." -- Michael Giltz! BookFilter Informationen zum Autor Annie M.G. Schmidt (1911-95) was regarded as the Queen of Dutch Children's Literature. She won numerous awards! including the1989 Hans Christian Andersen Award! throughout her long career. Schmidt is now in the Canon of Dutch History taught to Dutch schoolchildren! alongside Spinoza! Anne Frank and Vincent van Gogh. Klappentext Pluck has been driving all over town in his little red tow truck, looking for a home. When he finds out there's a room going free in the Pill Building he goes straight there and moves in. Right away he makes lots of friends, including Zaza the cockroach and Dolly the pigeon. Now his adventures can begin...Blending realistic characters with the fantastic, full of adventure and humour, Tow-Truck Pluck is an unforgettably offbeat children's classic in the vein of Roald Dahl's The BFG, and one of the Netherlands most popular children's books of all time. Zusammenfassung The adventures of the rebellious, kind-hearted Pluck and his colourful cast of friends....
