The Horn Book Guide

INTERMEDIATE FICTION

Sharp, Margery

The Rescuers

151 pp. | NYRB | July, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59017-460-9 $14.95
Reissue (1959, Little)

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Garth Williams. Sharp's timeless animal fantasy is rife with humor, adventure, and memorable characters--mouse and human (plus one malevolent cat). Miss Bianca is as elegant, refined, and infinitely charming as ever, Bernard as stouthearted and steady, the Black Castle as daunting and menacing. Williams's inimitable illustrations are a perfect match for the story, adding warmth and atmosphere, and, to the characters, even more personality.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: February, 1960