A retelling of a classic story that- to be honest- I always thought
was more difficult reading for children than tradition assumed it
to be. Here is a retelling and adaptation, with considerable
abridgement and revision, but holding to the main body of the
tale-the fantasy of the chimney sweep who became a "water baby" and
lived an undersea life with other real and enchanted creatures. The
Marjory Collison illustrations, 28 of them in color suggesting
techniques of some of the French illustrators, have the flavor of
the story. And the book- on the whole- has more sustained quality
than most of those done by this press. (Kirkus Reviews)
Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villainous chimney-sweep,
Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While
engaged in this dreadful task, he loses his way and emerges in the
bedroom of Ellie, the young daughter of the house who mistakes him
for a thief. He runs away, and, hot and bothered, he slips into a
cooling stream, falls asleep, and becomes a Water Baby. In his new
life, he meets all sorts of aquatic creatures, including an
engaging old lobster, other water babies, and at last reaches St
Branden's Isle where he encounters the fierce Mrs Bedonebyeasyoudid
and the motherly Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby. After a long and arduous
quest to the Other-end-of-Nowhere young Tom achieves his heart's
desire.
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