Artful Anticks by Oliver Herford
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About this eBook
| Author | Herford, Oliver, 1863-1935 |
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| Title | Artful Anticks |
| Note | Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Contents | The audacious kitten -- The artful ant -- The gifted ant -- Sir Rat: a comedy -- The deceitful dormice -- Nature and art -- The geometrical giraffe -- The early owl -- A dark career -- A packet of letters -- The naughty fay -- The miller's quest -- Nell's fairy tale -- The unfortunate giraffe -- Stockings or scales -- A riddle -- Good-bye -- The professor and the white violet -- The first rose of summer -- The elf and the dormouse -- The crocodile -- The forgetful forget-me-not -- The birds' farewell -- The spider's tale -- Highly connected -- The miser elf -- The point of view -- Heroes -- A belated violet -- The parrot and the cuckoo -- The elf and the bee -- A fable -- The fairies' concert. |
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| Summary | "Artful Anticks" by Oliver Herford is a whimsical collection of poetry and playful stories aimed at children, published in the early 20th century. This charming book features an array of delightful characters, including animals and anthropomorphic creatures, and is likely meant to entertain while imparting moral lessons through humor and imagination. The themes revolve around the amusing antics and adventures of these characters, often highlighting their quirks and vices in a lighthearted manner. The collection includes stories like "The Audacious Kitten," who aspires to meet the Prince of Wales despite warnings about the dangers of the ocean, and "The Artful Ant," which details a clever ant who plans a grand ball with unexpected outcomes. Each tale is full of rhyme and clever wordplay, bringing to life stories such as an unfortunate giraffe, a mischievous fay, and the complex social dynamics of animals like cats and rats. Through these amusing narratives, Herford engages young readers in a magical world, inviting them to reflect on the absurdity of the characters' situations while gently promoting virtues like cleverness, caution, and the importance of friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's poetry, American |
| Subject | Animals -- Juvenile poetry |
| Subject | Wit and humor, Juvenile |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 57325 |
| Release Date | Jun 14, 2018 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 79 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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