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Dumpy la Rue

Dumpy la Rue( )
Author: Winthrop, Elizabeth
Illustrator: Lewin, Betsy
ISBN:978-0-8050-6385-1
Publication Date:May 2001
Publisher:Henry Holt & Company
Imprint:Henry Holt & Company Books For Young Readers
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $16.95
Book Description:

Everyone told Dumpy La Rue that pigs don't dance. But Dumpy knew better. He closed his eyes and twirled to the tune inside his head. The whole barnyard gathered around, and soon hooves were stomping, wings were flapping, and feet were stamping out a beat.Elizabeth Winthrop's romping, rhyming story and Betsy Lewin's exuberant illustrations will have readers tapping their toes, jumping for joy, and dancing a jig with this passionate pig.

Book Details
Pages:40
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pigs
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Farm Animals
Juvenile Fiction / Stories In Verse
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.5 x 10.24 x 0.35 Inches
Book Weight:0.704 Pounds
Author Biography
Winthrop, Elizabeth (Author)
Author Elizabeth Winthrop grew up in Washington, D. C., and has written over 50 works of fiction for all ages. She has won numerous awards including the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the Pen Syndicated Fiction Award, the California Young Readers Medal and the Jane Addams Peace Prize Honor Book. Many of her children's books are based on her childhood memories and the experiences of her children and other children she has talked to. Her book Belinda's Hurricane is based on the time she lived through a hurricane with her grandmother on an island off the coast of Connecticut. I Think He Likes Me is based on her daughter's reaction to her younger brother when he was brought home from the hospital. Her most popular books are The Castle in the Attic and The Battle for the Castle.

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