About this title: < I>"I dreamed again of Fibblestax, sitting among his books, Peering into the candlelight with a calm, thoughtful look. For he's the one who gives a name to every single thing. If not for him we couldn't talk. Or read, or write, or sing..."< /I>< P>So begins the delightful fable of Fibblestax, and how he came to be the one who names everything. He has to battle the tricky, red-faced Carr, a man who "gives terrible names to wonderful things." The mayor of their town gives them five things to name, a the final one, "that very strange feeling, a dreamy kind of cheer/the feeling that makes you ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Pr
Date Published: 2003-04-01
ISBN-13:9781585361656ISBN:1585361658
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781585361656. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press, Chelsea, MI
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781886947900ISBN:1886947902
Description: Illustrated by Kathryn Darnell. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1886947902. Text is clean. Pictoral covers and dust jacket show almost no wear.; Color Illustrations; 0.43 x 10.82 x 9.2 Inches; 32 pages. read more
Edition: F
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S.A. : Sleeping Bear Pr, 2000
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781886947900ISBN:1886947902
Description: Dust Jacket Included. Fine/ Very Good. F/VG. Hardback. Mylar covered. Jacket has two tears and large corner crease, now protected by mylar. First Edition. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of only minimal use. All pages are undamaged with no significant creases or tears. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SLEEPING BEAR PR
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781585361656ISBN:1585361658
Description: New. "I dreamed again of Fibblestax, sitting among his books, Peering into the candlelight with a calm, thoughtful look. For he's the one who gives a name to every single thing. If not for him we couldn't talk. Or read, or write, or sing..." So begins t... read more
Edition: 1st ptg
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press, Chelsea, MI
Date Published: (2000)
Description: K. L. Darnell. VG in VG DJ. How Fibblestax came to name everything & battled the terrible man who gives terrible names to wonderful things. read more
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