Zucchini (novel)

This article is about the 1982 children's novel. For the squash, see Zucchini.
Zucchini

First edition cover
Author Barbara Dana
Illustrator Eileen Christelow
Publisher Harper & Row
Publication date
1982
Media type Print (Hardcover)
ISBN 0-06-021394-9

Zucchini is a 1982 children's novel by Barbara Dana and illustrated by Eileen Christelow. It was followed by a sequel, Zucchini Out West.[1]

Plot Summary

The story concerns a young New York boy, Billy, and his pet ferret, Zucchini.[2] The book contains a number of incorrect basic facts about ferrets, such as claiming that they are herbivorous rodents.[3]

Reception

Kirkus Reviews says "Dana tells the story of Zucchini, ... with low-keyed empathy and with an ear for the inflections of colloquial speech ... that keeps you smiling."[4]

Awards

The book won the 1986 Maud Hart Lovelace Award and the 1986–1987 Land of Enchantment Children's Book Award.[5]

Publishing history

ISBN Publisher Binding Published Date
ISBN 0-06-021394-9 Harper & Row first edition hardcover 1982
ISBN 0-06-021395-7 HarperCollins hardcover 1982
ISBN 0-553-15285-8 Bantam Books paperback 1984
ISBN 0-553-15437-0 Yearling paperback 1984
ISBN 0-440-41402-4 Yearling paperback reissue 1984
ISBN 0-553-15608-X Skylark paperback reissue 1984
ISBN 0-8085-5031-4 Bt Bound library binding 1999

Adaptions

It was adapted into an episode of CBS Storybreak in 1985.

References

  1. http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Zucchini-Out-West/ Accessed Aug 14, 2013
  2. http://harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Zucchini-Epb/ Accessed Aug 14, 2013
  3. Dana, Barbara (1984). Zucchini. Skylark. pp. 1–2. ISBN 0-553-15608-X.
  4. "Zucchini". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. http://books.google.com/books/about/Zucchini.html?id=-hcJtWq3v-IC Accessed Aug 14, 2013


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