Description
Near Fine dust jacket. Mylar dust jacket has been added. Near fine binding is blue paper over boards, cover is an illustration of Mary holding a sign with black and white lettering, yellow spine with black lettering, rear cover is Mary looking into a cup. The book cover and dust jacket have the same illustration. Illustrated end papers. Color illustrations throughout by Helen Craig. The “1” is present on the number line on copyright page which is the designation of first edition. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. Book Measures 10.5 tall x 8.8″ wide.
About the book (from the dust jacket)
Mary was her name, but Mary Mary was what she was called because she was, indeed, contrary. If someone said it was hot, Mary Mary said it was freezing, or if someone said something was good, Mary Mary said it was terrible. No wonder, then, that when Mary Mary said she wasn’t afraid of the giant who lived on a high hill above the town, no one believed her. They all were frightened to death of him and thought she was being contrary as usual.
To prove what she said, Mary Mary climbed up to the giant’s castle one day and bounced her ball against his door until he opened it. What happened then surprised Mary Mary and the giant-and by the end of the day Mary Mary had a surprise for all the children of the town.
This amusingly told story is perfectly matched by Helen Craig’s full-color illustrations, in which the size of the giant and the little girl are charmingly contrasted and intriguingly detailed. Full of vitality and humor, MARY MARY will appeal to small children everywhere.
About the author (from the dust jacket)
Sarah Hayes, born in Oxford and brought up in Cambridge in England, has worked in an English publishing house first as a typist, then a copy editor, a publicist, and finally an editor. She now does free-lance work including reviewing children’s books for The Times Literary Supplement and other periodicals, lecturing, and taking a practical interest in how children are taught to read. She has, `as well, written a number of books for children. With her husband, three children, and numerous animals, she lives in Oxfordshire.
About the illustrator (from the dust jacket)
Helen Craig, an English artist, began her professional career as a commercial photographer, doing portraits and advertising work. Later, while living in southern Spain, she began to draw and make ceramic sculpture. Upon her return to England, she combined drawing with free-lance work as a photographer until 1977 when her first book project was published. Since then, she has devoted most of her time to book illustration. She lives near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
