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Dominic.

Publisher Horn Book, Inc.
Publication The Horn Book Magazine
Subject Literature/writing
Format Magazine/Journal
ISSN 0018-5078
Issues per Year 6
Volume 74
Published 1998-11-01

Role Type Name
Author n/a Kristi Beavin
Reviewee n/a William Steig
Reviewee n/a Peter Thomas
Reviewer n/a Thomas

William Steig Dominic

Listening Library 1998 2 cass. ISBN 0-8072-7893-9 16.98 Read by Peter Thomas.

Narrator Peter Thomas makes the most of Steig's luxuriantly splendid language and carefully cadenced sentences, refusing to rush or dismiss a single one of them. Each character--from a somnambulant pig named Mr. Badger to a lugubrious jackass named Hog to a reticule-carrying goose named Matilda Fox--is distinctly crafted by slight alterations in tone, register, pitch, and accent. Careful attention to pacing helps preserve the listener's attention throughout the...

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