Kit

by Jane Gardam

When her father breaks his leg and everything goes wrong on their farm, seven-year-old Kit, who has the reputation of being a cry-baby, proves to her family that she can be brave in times of crisis.

42 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Jane Mary Gardam was an English writer of children's and adult fiction and literary critic. She also penned reviews for The Spectator and The Telegraph, and wrote for BBC Radio. She lived in Kent, Wimbledon, and Yorkshire. She won numerous literary awards, including the Whitbread Award twice. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

LFL find.
A little story, almost a fable. For readers in-between the mostly light stories of Dick King-Smith and the adult tomes by James Herriot. British, but the vocabulary is both interesting and defined in text.

I see there's an omnibus; that might be easier to find.

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