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The Gift of Nothing

The Gift of Nothing Hardcover - 2005

by Patrick McDonnell

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover

What can Mooch the cat give Earl the dog when Earl has everything? The answer, of course, is nothing. This simple picture book story features characters from McDonnell's popular comic strip, "Mutts." Illustrations.

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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Details

  • Title The Gift of Nothing
  • Author Patrick McDonnell
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 56
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Recycled Paper
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G031611488XI4N00
  • ISBN 9780316114882 / 031611488X
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.1 x 8 x 0.45 in (18.03 x 20.32 x 1.14 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 450
  • Themes
    • Topical: Friendship
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Library of Congress subjects Dogs, Friendship
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005002584
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2006, Page 40
  • Ingram Children's Advance, 10/01/2005, Page 40
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 09/15/2005, Page 1030
  • People Weekly, 12/19/2005, Page 56
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/21/2005, Page 46
  • School Library Journal, 01/01/2006, Page 108

About the author

Patrick McDonnell is the author and illustrator of Tek: The Modern Cave Boy, Thank You and Good Night, A Perfectly Messed-Up Story, The Monsters' Monster, and Me...Jane, a Caldecott Honor Book. He is also the creator of the internationally syndicated comic strip Mutts, which inspired his picture books The Gift of Nothing, Hug Time, and others. He lives in New Jersey.