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Floating Island

Anne Parrish

First published 1930
Publisher Harper & Brothers
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Cover art Anne Parrish
Pages vii+265

Notes

  • WorldCat records show the first six editions all with the 1930 copyright date only, and with identical page counts and other data.
  • "written and illustrated by Anne Parrish, with sketches by Mr. Doll"
  • one runner-up for the 1931 Newbery Medal

  • Copyright 1930; stated first edition. Month of publication from Amazon and Goodreads.
  • Data from Amazon and WorldCat ("written and illustrated by Anne Parrish, with sketches by Mr. Doll")
  • Price from review by Dorothy P. Lathrop ''NY Herald Tribune'' 1930-10-26 pJ8 ("The big pictures are drawn by Anne Parrish, the little ones, she tells us, by Mr. Doll."; with footnotes "after the fashion of old travel books")

Awards

Year Award Category Status
1931 John Newbery Medal Newbery Medal Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Floating Island Cover 1931 Harper & Brothers Hardcover Novel Anne Parrish vii+265
Floating Island Cover 1968 Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap Paperback Novel T-190 vii+265