A Necklace of Raindrops: And Other Stories

Joan Aiken, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $15.95 (96p) ISBN 978-0-375-80584-4

Aiken's 1968 collection of eight tales, A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories, infused with magic (such as flying carpets, an oversize cat and a house that rests ""on one leg"") returns with more than 60 new b&w illustrations by Kevin Hawkes. ( Oct.)

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