The Racketty-Packetty House: 100th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689869747)

Acclaimed illustrator Wendy Anderson Halperin celebrates Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic, a tale of two dollhouses, just in time for its 100th anniversary. When Tidy Castle arrives, brand-new and grand in every way, the Racketty-Packetty House has never looked shabbier, and it is shoved in the corner of Cynthia's nursery. But the Racketty family still dances, sings, and laughs louder than all the fancy dolls combined. When a real-life princess visits the nursery, the Rackettys learn that the humans are planning to destroy their house. Only a miracle -- or some very unusual magic -- can save them now

Since its publication in 1906, the story of how Queen Crosspatch and her band of fairies rescued the Racketty-Packetty House has inspired dreamers and readers of all ages in the tradition of The Secret Garden and A Little Princess. Now Wendy Anderson Halperin's illustrations, brimming with whimsy and wonder, unlock the magic of two dollhouses -- one posh and one proud -- to a whole new generation of readers.

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
ISBN-10: 0689869746
ISBN-13: 9780689869747
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.34h x 7.28w x 0.55d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 119866 / Racketty-Packetty House


Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 01/01/2007 pg. 52
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 55 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed