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Roverandom
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 10,227 Ratings and 680 Reviews

Book Description
A major event for fantasy lovers everywhere--a previously unpublished book-length romp by the author of The Hobbit. In 1925, while on vacation on the Yorkshire coast, Tolkien's four-year-old son Michael loses his favorite toy, a little lead dog. To console and distract him, his father improvises a story -- the tale of Rover, a real dog magically transformed into toy, who has many fantastic adventu... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingPaperback (19 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages96
ISBN-100261103547
ISBN-13978-0261103542
Publication Date/1998
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About J.R.R. Tolkien (Author, Illustrator) : J.R.R. Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was a published author, creator, editor, illustrator, narrator, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of J.R.R. Tolki... more
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3/17/2013 Kevin Futers said: It is by turn funny, silly and moving. It was not originally meant for publication - just a bit of fun for his children, hence the shameless use of the Psammead from E Nesbit's Five Children and It.
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