Bernie keeps a barn full of animals the rest of the world has no use for–two retired trotters, a rooster, some banty hens, and a Muscovy duck with clipped wings who calls herself The Lady. When the cat called Whittington shows up one day, it is to the Lady that he makes an appeal to secure a place in the barn. The Lady’s a little hesitant at first, but when the cat claims...(展开全部)

Whittington is a roughneck Tom who arrives one day at a barn full of rescued animals and asks for a place there. He spins for the animals--as well as for Ben and Abby, the kids whose grandfather does the rescuing--a yarn about his ancestor, the nameless cat who brought Dick Whittington to the heights of wealth and power in 16th-century England. This is an unforgettable tale abo...(展开全部)

【96年5月誠品選書】一九二二年美國圖書館協會設立紐伯瑞文學獎，以紀念十八世紀提倡閱讀不遺餘力被譽為「兒童文學之父」的英國書商兼作家約翰，紐伯瑞。從每年新出版的少年兒童文學著作中，選出一本最優良的少年兒童讀物，頒贈紐伯瑞金牌獎。並且選出數本優秀作品，頒贈紐伯瑞銀牌獎。雖然紐伯瑞獎的給獎對象是以美國兒童文學作品為主，但由於歷史悠久，對美國和世界的兒童文學都有極大的影響，更引領孩子走進豐富的文學世界，藉由各種不同情節的歷練，拓展心靈視野！ 2006年的銀牌獎得主即是這本Whittington輝丁頓傳奇，書中描述一隻叫Whittington的公貓流浪到一座收容許多動物的農場，這隻貓可是大有來頭，祖先就是英國傳奇故事《Dick Whittington and His Cat》裡的那隻貓。牠很會說故事，每天在穀倉裡說他祖先幫助Dick Whittington發...(展开全部)

Bernie keeps a barn full of animals the rest of the world has no use for–two retired trotters, a rooster, some banty hens, and a Muscovy duck with clipped wings who calls herself The Lady. When the cat called Whittington shows up one day, it is to the Lady that he makes an appeal to secure a place in the barn. The Lady’s a little hesitant at first, but when the cat claims to be...(展开全部)

The well-loved tale of the London waif whose cat's prowess as a ratter results in Dick's becoming a successful merchant and Lord Mayor of London. Illustrated.