I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers: The Scarecrow and His Servant author-Norton Juster Leonard S. Marcus (Notes by) It's also a heartwarming father-daughter

It's also a heartwarming father-daughter story and a terrific gift for budding engineers and space fans of all ages

won medals

the Psammead agrees to grant one wish per day – but the results of their wishes somehow never come out quite the way the children expect

But all gifts come with a price

but that they love each other

I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers: The Scarecrow and His Servant author-Norton Juster Leonard S. Marcus (Notes by) It's also a heartwarming father-daughterA must have for every child's library: two enchanting tales by the bestselling author of The Golden Compass, in a special hardcover omnibus edition with newly colorized illustrations When a bolt of lightning brings Scarecrow to life, he proves to be a courteous but pea brained fellow with grand ideas. He meets a boy, Jack, who becomes his faithful servant, and the two embark upon a terrifying series of adventuresincluding battles, brigands, broken