Synopses & Reviews
Jimmy McGee is a tiny, leprechaun-like man whose peaceful life is disrupted when he rescues Amy's doll Little Lydia from a monstrous wave that sweeps her off the beach. Can Jimmy find a way to restore Little Lydia to her original state as a "do-nothing doll" before he returns her to her rightful owner?
From the bestselling author of Ginger Pye comes the quirky story of a little man who saves the day in a big way.
Review
"A story of high-flown, lighthearted imagination . . . This is a sweet fairy tale, one of Estes's most bewitching creations."--
Publishers Weekly"Delightfully imaginative, with originality and humor. The author has a deep sense of a child's world of wonder."--Christian Schools International
Synopsis
A little man saves the day in a big way in this imaginative classic by Eleanor Estes
About the Author
ELEANOR ESTES (1906-1988), a children's librarian for many years, launched her writing career with the publication of
The Moffats in 1941. Two of her books about the Moffats are Newbery Honor Books, as is
The Hundred Dresses. She won the Newbery Medal for
Ginger Pye in 1952.
Table of Contents
AMY'S WHO'S WHO BOOK 1
JIMMY MCGEE IN HIS SUMMER HEADQUARTERS 15
LYDIA, LITTLE, A DO-NOTHING DOLL 35
MONSTROUS 49
THE RESCUE 61
THE MAGIC BOLT BOX 71
LITTLE LYDIA AND THE ZOOMIE-ZOOMIES 79
GOOD-BY, GOOD-BY TO SUMMER HEADQUARTERS 97
JIMMY MCGEE IN HIS WINTER HEADQUARTERS 114
REFUGEES! 132
THE PARTY 151
THE BULGE IN THE BEADY-EYED SNAKE 163
THE GRAND JAMBOREE 177
MCGEE, JIMMY: HERO! 193