01539cam a2200361 i 4500 283104624 TxAuBib 20020613120000.0 020613t19961995||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 96138455 9780670863310 $15.00 0670863319 $15.00 TxAuBib rda Mahy, Margaret. Tingleberries, Tuckertubs and Telephones : A Tale of Love and Ice-Cream / Margaret Mahy ; illustrated by Robert Staermose. New York, NY : Viking, 1996. ©1995. 95, [1] p : hardbound ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "First published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton Ltd."--T.p. verso. "A Vanessa Hamilton book"--T.p. verso. Saracen Hobday is a terribly shy orphan--"a limp lettuce leaf in the great salad of life"--who lives on a secluded island with his grandmother. But when Granny, a former detective inspector, rushes off in pursuit of the wicked pirate chief Grudge-Gallows, Saracen is forced to stay at home and cope with the unexpected. "Ages 8-12"--Frontjacket flap. 20020613. Orphans Fiction. Bashfulness Fiction. Pirates Fiction. Humorous stories. Comedy Juvenile fiction. Staermose, Robert, Illustrator.