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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - Paperback

by Eric Hodgins
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Availability:In StockContributor:Eric Hodgins, William Steig (Illustrator)Publish date:2005-02-11Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9780743262323ISBN-10:743262328UPC:9780743262323Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Humorous, LiterarySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCKK5N4Y91
The classic tale of leaving the city and building a house in the country, only to find country life isn't so simple. But it is hilarious.
Mr. Blandings, a successful New York advertising executive, and his wife want to escape the confines of their tiny midtown apartment. They design the perfect home in the idyllic country, but soon they are beset by construction troubles, temperamental workmen, skyrocketing bills, threatening lawyers, and difficult neighbors. Mr. Blandings' dream house soon threatens to be the nightmare that undoes him.
This internationally bestselling book by Eric Hodgins is illustrated by William Steig and was made into a film starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy -- and a later film starring Tom Hanks called The Money Pit.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9780743262323ISBN-10:743262328UPC:9780743262323Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Humorous, LiterarySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCKK5N4Y91
William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator, and author of award-winning books for children. Most notably Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, for which he received the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor book; Amos & Boris, a National Book Award Finalist; and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor books. Steig is also the creator of Shrek! which inspired the Dreamworks films. Steig also received the Christopher Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, the America Book Award, and Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also the US nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards as an illustrator in 1982, and then as an author in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Steig, and four children.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

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Eric Hodgins, William Steig (Illustrator)

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Eric Hodgins

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