Margaret Hodges
Birth date: July 26, 1911
Died: December 13, 2005
Margaret Hodges's Books
Genre: Japan / Horror / Animals Year Published: 2002 Year Read: 2014 Publisher: Holiday House Now, I will admit that I had actually read the popular Japanese folktale, “The Boy Who Drew Cats” before; my first exposure being to the Rabbit Ears’ version of the folktale which was narrated b...
adapted by Margaret Hodges, illustrated by Aki Sogabe This adaptation is remarkably similar to the original. I'd say the only bonus to reading this version is Sogabe's cut paper illustrations. Also, the book uses the word chink too many times for my liking. The word is present in the original tran...
This isn't a strictly Halloween book at all, but could be fun to share at that time as it does involve a (quite helpful and friendly) ghost. The story is fun and sweet and quite unique really. Also, I absolutely LOVED the illustrations. An excellent book for anyone looking for a NON scary ghost stor...
Joan of Arc is fascinating! Sadly this story kind of makes her seem rather dull and the illustrations are even less exciting. They are done in a kind of faux Medieval style which is nice, but I think they're not a great fit for the material or the intended audience.
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