Henry Huggins illustrator-Victoria Jamieson & Iman Geddy the tortoises that went to

the tortoises that went to the moon

through good and bad

All children deserve to see themselves represented positively in the books they read

She thrashes through her first bruising attempts at friendship

until this edition was produced -- highlighted by Nick Bruel's more than 35 lively black-and-white illustrations -- to delight a whole new generation of readers

Henry Huggins illustrator-Victoria Jamieson & Iman Geddy the tortoises that went toCLEARY, Beverly. Henry Huggins. Illustrated by Louis Darling. NY: William Morrow, 1950. 8vo, 155pp. Red boards pictorially stamped in black. Numerous b&w illustrations. Spine ends and corners worn, spine a bit cocked, pages a tad aged, else a clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (bottom half of front flap fold split; light chipping, creasing and a few closed tears around edges, crease across front panel, 1 chip missing from bottom