The Quaint And Curious Quest Of Johnny Longfoot, The Shoe King's Son
Catherine Besterman (née Katarzyna Lejtin)
靴職人の息子ジョニー・ロングフットが、けちな叔父の屋敷から七リーグ靴を探す旅へ出る、民話色の強い冒険物語。猫や犬、熊、海の生き物たちと出会いながら、機転とやさしさで難局を切り抜けていく。
作品情報
靴づくりの腕と機転を武器に、ジョニーは奇妙で愉快な仲間たちと海を越える旅に出る。
ポーランドの民話をもとにした本作は、靴職人の家に生まれたジョニーが、けちな叔父の屋敷での滞在をきっかけに、猫の導きと仲間たちの助けを借りながら七リーグ靴を探す物語である。素朴な勧善懲悪にとどまらず、言葉遊びの軽快さや動物たちの存在感が作品全体に柔らかなユーモアを与えている。
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大胆な発想と動物たちのにぎやかなやり取りを楽しむ声がある一方で、古風な語り口や展開のゆるさをやや読みづらく感じる読者もいる、という受け止め方が目立つ。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Literary Licensing, LLC
- 発売日
- 2011-08-05
- ページ数
- 148ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781258078997
- ISBN-10
- 1258078996
- 価格
- 15830 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Literary
""The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot, The Shoe King's Son"" is a children's book written by Catherine Besterman. The story follows the adventures of Johnny Longfoot, the son of the Shoe King, who embarks on a quest to find the perfect pair of shoes for his father. Along the way, he encounters a variety of strange and quirky characters, including a talking frog and a group of mischievous elves. With the help of his friends, Johnny learns valuable lessons about friendship, determination, and the importance of following your dreams. This charming and whimsical tale is sure to delight young readers with its imaginative storytelling and delightful illustrations.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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This was a very nice new edition of this book. I was happy to add this to my Newbery collection.