Mr. Putter & Tabby make a wish

Mr. Putter thinks he is too old to celebrate his birthday, but when he remembers some of his past birthdays, he changes his mind.

Main Author: Rylant, Cynthia.
Other Authors: Howard, Arthur (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2005.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Summary: Mr. Putter thinks he is too old to celebrate his birthday, but when he remembers some of his past birthdays, he changes his mind.
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Audience: Ages 6 to 9.
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN: 9780152024260
0152024263
Author Notes: Cynthia Rylant was born on June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia. She attended and received degrees at Morris Harvey College, Marshall University, and Kent State University.

Rylant worked as an English professor and at the children's department of a public library, where she first discovered her love of children's literature.

She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish, including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her novel Missing May won the 1993 Newbery Medal and A Fine White Dust was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Rylant wrote A Kindness, Soda Jerk, and A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories, which were named as Best Book for Young Adults. When I was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came won the Caldecott Award.

She has many popular picture books series, including Henry and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby and High-Rise Private Eyes. (Bowker Author Biography)