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Mabel Harmer (1894–1992)
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- Harmer, Mabel Virginia Spande
- Geburtstag
- 1894-09-28
- Todestag
- 1992-08-03
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- USA
- Beziehungen
- Harmer, John L (son)
Harmer, David (grandson) - Organisationen
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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- #132,375
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- 3.2
- Rezensionen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 8
Long out of print and very difficult to obtain - my copy came through interlibrary loan, from a city close to 1000 miles from my home - Lizzie, the Lost Toys Witch is a title I would most likely never have run across, were I not interested in witchy picture-books, and had I not therefore decided to request it. I've never read anything else from Mabel Harmer, a Utah author who had fourteen published books at the time this story was released, although I have encountered the work of illustrator Wendy Watson before, in such titles as Father Fox's Christmas Rhymes and Doctor Coyote: A Native American Aesop's Fables. All in all, I found this one entertaining, appreciating it as a very atypical witch story, one where the witch's occupation and activities are most unique. The artwork - black and white line drawings enhanced by red and pink washes - was charming, and I found myself enjoying both the larger scenes - the village with its stone houses and narrow streets, Lizzie's house - and the depiction of the individual characters. This is fairly text-heavy for a picture-book, so I would recommend it to slightly more advanced audiences (perhaps ages 5-7) who enjoy witchy fare, or vintage illustrative styles.… (mehr)