Twig (novel) facts for kids
60th Anniversary Edition
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| Author | Elizabeth Orton Jones |
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| Illustrator | Elizabeth Orton Jones |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fantasy |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
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Publication date
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1942 |
| Pages | 152 |
| ISBN | 1-930900-05-8 (Anniversary edition) |
Twig is a children's fantasy novel written and illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones. It was originally published by Macmillan in 1942. The book was reissued in a 60th Anniversary Edition by Purple House Press in 2002.
Plot summary
The novel features Twig, an imaginative little city girl who turns a tomato can into a house for fairies. A little elf comes along to live in the house and, at Twig's request, turns her fairy-sized, though he cannot manage wings. A friendly sparrow fetches the Queen of the fairies to help.
In popular culture
Twig (although mistakenly referring to the elf and not the heroine) is recalled by Kinsey Millhone as being her favorite book when orphaned at age 5. She mentions the tomato can. ("I" is for Innocent by Sue Grafton)
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