Whittington by Alan Armstrong, illustrated by S.D. Schindler

2006 Newbery Honor Book
In Whittington, Armstrong creates a wonderful barnyard fantasy that weaves together three stories: Whittington the cat’s arrival on Bernie’s farm, his retelling of the traditional legend of his 14th-century namesake, and a boy’s struggle to learn to read. These three stories bring the disparate citizens of the barn community together in a remarkable example of oral and written language, the power of friendship and the joys of a life.
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