KENT, JACK — Hoddy Doddy

New York, NY: Greenwillow, 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0688841929. This book has a library binding, but is NOT an ex-library copy. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some lightish bumping. There are a couple of small, noticeable wrinkles to the bottom rear spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. This book includes three short short stories, including: The Lobsters, The Clock, and, The Patriot. "John Wellington Kent, better known by his signature Jack Kent (March 10, 1920 – October 18, 1985) , was an American cartoonist and prolific author-illustrator of 40 children's books. He is perhaps best known as the creator of King Aroo, a comic strip often compared to Walt Kelly's Pogo. In addition to his own books, he also illustrated 22 books by other authors. Born in Burlington, Iowa, Kent dropped out of high school at the age of 15 and began a career as a freelance commercial artist, working in that field until he joined the U. S. Army in 1941." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .