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by: Frank R. Stockton
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780060297312
ISBN: 006029731X
Label: Michael Di Capua
Manufacturer: Michael Di Capua
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 56
Publication Date: 2003-08
Publisher: Michael Di Capua
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: November 08, 2005
Sales Rank: 614135
Studio: Michael Di Capua
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The first of Frank Stockton's original fairytales re-illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
When a griffin shows great fondness for the sculpture of himself above the great door of the church, and equal admiration for the Minor Canon, the townspeople fear that the terrifying creature will live among them forever.
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Rating: - The Griffin and the Minor Canon
A truly wonderful book. I was given this book by my next door neighbour who was a childrens' book reviewer, and I have loved it ever since. I now read it with my six year old son.
The illustrations by Maurice Sendak, which are much finer, more detailed and more intricate than his illustrations in 'Where the Wild Things Are' and 'The Night kitchen', are beautiful and complement the text wonderfully.
Frank Stockton's prose is lovely to read, easily understood by even younger ... Read More
Rating: - Don't judge a half-eagle/half-lion monstrosity by its feathers.
Frank Stockton's "The Griffin and the Minor Canon" is much like the creature in the title. In mythology, griffins can be savage yet kind, untamed but dignified, noble and scheming, all at the same time.
On the surface, the story is a quiet read-aloud tale about the last griffin wishing to see a stone likeness of himself over the doors of an old church. Like the protagonist in Kenneth Grahame's "The Reluctant Dragon," the Griffin is judged solely by his fearsome appearance and humanity's ... Read More
Rating:  - the griffin and the minor cannon
loved this book as a child - and as an adult - the pictures (black & white sketches) are marvelous and remained with me for years.
Rating: - A kind and magical creature brings life to an old town.
Beautifully written tale of the last griffin who visits a town where his image-a statue- has been part of the old church for hundreds of years. The only person with enough courage to speak with the terrifying Griffin is the Minor Canon. The townsfolk are sure that the Griffin will eat their children. Their selfishness and small-mindedness leads them to a life they couldn't have imagined. A great fantasy in a very realistic world!
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