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Children's Fiction General

Maudie and the Green Children

by (author) Adrian Mitchell

illustrated by Sigune Hamann

Publisher
Tradewind Books
Initial publish date
Mar 1996
Category
General
Recommended Age
4 to 7
Recommended Grade
p to 2
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781896580067
    Publish Date
    Mar 1996
    List Price
    $18.95

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Description

Maudie Hessett discovers two green children from another world hiding in the village wolf pit. The children are treated so cruelly by the villagers that they return to their own land. Maudie, now a grown woman, vows to visit the green world when her own child becomes old enough. A haunting and highly poetic parable about prejudice and fear of "outsiders."

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Adrian Mitchell was one of England's finest wordsmiths and storytellers. He wrote numerous children's books, and his poetry is represented in the Oxford Book of Contemporary Verse. He lived in London, England.