The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert DeJong

The House of Sixty Fathers

by Meindert DeJong

illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Puffin Books, 1973, ISBN 014030276X, line drawings in text, illustrated frontispiece, paperback

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, age toned pages (see photographs)

“Tien Pao had never seen guns or aeroplanes until the Japanese came and destroyed his village.  Then suddenly he was alone in enemy country, with only his pet pig for company.  This is the story of how he found his family again in the face of unbelievable difficulties, based on a true incident.”