Zucchini (novel)

1982 children's novel

This article is about the 1982 children's novel. For the squash, see Zucchini.

Zucchini

First edition cover

Author| Barbara Dana
Illustrator| Eileen Christelow
Publisher| Harper & Row

Publication date

| 1982
Media type| Print (Hardcover)
ISBN| 0-06-021394-9

Zucchini is a 1982 children's novel by Barbara Dana and illustrated by Eileen Christelow. It was followed by a sequel, Zucchini Out West.[1]

## Plot summary

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The story concerns a young New York boy, Billy, and his pet ferret, Zucchini.[2] The book contains a number of incorrect basic facts about ferrets, such as claiming that they are herbivorous rodents.[3]

## Reception

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Kirkus Reviews says "Dana tells the story of Zucchini, ... with low-keyed empathy and with an ear for the inflections of colloquial speech ... that keeps you smiling."[4]

## Awards

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The book won the 1986 Maud Hart Lovelace Award and the 1986–1987 Land of Enchantment Children's Book Award.[5]

## Publishing history

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ISBN  | Publisher  | Binding  | Published Date

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ISBN 0-06-021394-9 | Harper & Row | first edition hardcover  | 1982
ISBN 0-06-021395-7 | HarperCollins | hardcover  | 1982
ISBN 0-553-15285-8 | Bantam Books | paperback  | 1984
ISBN 0-553-15437-0 | Yearling | paperback  | 1984
ISBN 0-440-41402-4 | Yearling | paperback reissue  | 1984
ISBN 0-553-15608-X | Skylark | paperback reissue  | 1984
ISBN 0-8085-5031-4 | Bt Bound  | library binding  | 1999

## Adaptions

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It was adapted into an episode of CBS Storybreak in 1985.

## References

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1. ^ "Childrens – HarperCollins". harpercollinschildrens.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
2. ^ "Childrens – HarperCollins". harpercollinschildrens.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
3. ^ Dana, Barbara (1984). Zucchini. Skylark. pp. 1–2. ISBN 0-553-15608-X.
4. ^ "Zucchini". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
5. ^ Dana, Barbara (November 1984). Zucchini. ISBN 9780553156089. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

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