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Roverandom
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 939 Ratings and 101 Reviews

Book Description
For the first time in A-format paperback, J.R.R. Tolkien's novella about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R.Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wron... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingPaperback (19 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages144
ISBN-100007149115
ISBN-13978-0007149117
Publication Date09/02/2002
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About J.R.R. Tolkien (Author) : 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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