James Thurber
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
In a cold, gloomy castle where all the clocks have stopped, a wicked Duke amuses himself by finding new and fiendish ways of rejecting the suitors for his niece, the good and beautiful Princess Saralinda.
Author
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
As James Thurber writes in his preface, "This book contains a selection of the stories and drawings the old boy did in his prime, a period which extended roughly from the year Lindbergh flew the Atlantic to the day coffee was rationed. He presents this to his readers with his sincere best wishes for a happy new world." The Thurber Carnival, which the Saturday Review called "one of the absolutely essential books of our time," was a phenomenal bestseller...
3) Many moons
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace & Co
Pub. Date
[1943]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's one wish.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 90
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Gathers previously uncollected cartoons and humorous stories.
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"Gorgeously illustrated jungle at war, The Tiger Who Would Be King is as entertaining as it is wise, as wry as it is passionate. The humorous images support this beautifully written text with wit and insight"--provide by publisher.
Publisher
Trillium, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Illustrated retrospective of American humorist James Thurber's art. Work. First book to assemble the range of Thurber's art, from decades of cartoons that established the New Yorker to illustrations for advertisements, children's books, and others' books. Includes previously unpublished art"--
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Watch the classic story by James Thurber, about a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance, and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After sixteen years of working a thankless job at Life magazine, Walter Mitty is assigned to travel the world to track down the quintessential cover image from their star photographer for the magazine's final issue.