The table that ran away to the woods / Stefan Themerson ; illustrations, Franciszca Themerson.

'The Table That Ran Away to the Woods' tells the story of a writing desk that one day 'grabbed two pairs of shoes / ran downstairs, and took flight,' escaping into the countryside with its owners in barefoot pursuit. This is the first time the tale-first published in a Polish newspaper in 1940 and r...

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Uniform Title:O stole, który uciekł do lasu. English
Main Author: Themerson, Stefan
Other Authors: Themerson, Franciszka
Language:English
Language of the Original:
Polish
Published: London : Tate Pub., 2012.
Edition:English edition.
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
Tables > Pictorial works > Juvenile fiction.
Nature > Pictorial works > Juvenile fiction.
Stories in rhyme.
Picture books for children.
Nature stories.
Tables > Fiction.
Tables > Pictorial works > Fiction.
Nature > Pictorial works > Fiction.
Children's stories.
Genre:
Pictorial works
Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Children's stories.
Physical Description:1 volume : illustrations (some color) ; 17 x 25 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
'The Table That Ran Away to the Woods' tells the story of a writing desk that one day 'grabbed two pairs of shoes / ran downstairs, and took flight,' escaping into the countryside with its owners in barefoot pursuit. This is the first time the tale-first published in a Polish newspaper in 1940 and re-created in this exquisite collaged version in 1963-has been made available to an English-speaking audience.
Note:Translated from the Polish: O stole, który uciekł do lasu.
Call Number:Themerson
FC
Awards:United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Outstanding International Book (2013)
ISBN:9781849760577 (hbk.)
1849760578 (hbk.)