Newbery Medal-winning author Nancy Willard's trilogy of adventure
tales, now in one volume. Children won't be able to put down these
stories of the journeys of a boy and his orange cat, Plumpet.
Anatole has a knack for seeking and finding adventure, often with
Plumpet, his orange cat, who is accustomed to ghost trains, amnesiac
soldiers, flying horses, and wallpaper portals, just a few of the
enchantments encountered along the way. From his perilous search for
wild fennel to cure his grandmother's asthma, to his high-stakes game of
checkers to save his uncle from a wizard's evil spell, Anatole's
missions will keep young readers turning the pages of this omnibus
edition of the Newbery Medal-winning author Nancy Willard's trilogy of
fantasy tales: Sailing to Cythera, The Island of the Grass King, and
Uncle Terrible. David McPhail's pen-and-ink illustrations throughout
are beautifully detailed engagements with Willard's world of
make-believe. Anatole may be small but he is determined to right the
wrongs he finds in each of the lands he enters. Whether kindness or evil
will prevail is a matter of suspense, but Anatole is always on the side
of the light.