Author: HADER, BERTA AND ELMER
Title: Cock-a-Doodle Doo: The Story of a Little Red Rooster
Description: New York: The MacMillan Co, 1939. Hardcover. B&W and Color; 8 x 10 1/4"; Unpaginated pages; AUTHOR SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE. Hard cover has brown spine with brown lettering. Boards have rubbing, scuffing, sunning, bumping, shelf wear. Missing DJ. Former owner's name neatly written on front end paper. 'For Reid on his birthday with love Berta and Elmer, ' with 2 hearts drawn, either side of inscription, on bottom of title page. Pages not numbered, 52 pages. Overall, pages are clean and tight. Some have smudges or creases, showing signs of loving use. Beautifully illustrated with color and b/w drawings. Cock-a-doodle-doo was named a Caldecott Honor book in 1940. The book tells the story of what happens when a chicken egg rolls down a hill into a nest of duck eggs and a young chicken is raised like a duck. The chicken struggles to learn how do to duck things, like swimming, and eventually makes his way out in the world to find where he truly belongs. The art style alternates between black and white illustrations and color, and the detail makes it a beautiful addition to any bookshelf. "; Signed by Author. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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