New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. New/New. Egielski, Richard (illustrator). First Edition. The wonderful Rosemary Wells teams with Caldecott winner Egielski to create this charming story. Binky's summer looks pretty bleak until the night tiny trademark figures come to life. Together, Binky and his miniature friends transform a dreary summer into an extraordinary one. Full color.

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Poor Binky. He should be spending the summer playing with his friends. Instead, his parents send him to the big city, where Aunt Fran dresses him in itchy clothes and Uncle Julius teaches him about fractions. Things look pretty bleak until the night Binky spies some tiny figures hopping off of boxes and jars all over the kitchen: the trademarks have come to life Together, Binky and his miniature friends-Sam the Banjo Man, the Paprika Twins, and Ike, who pilots a tiny propeller plane-transform a dreary summer into an extraordinary one. Rosemary Wells's endearing story about a lonely little boy is perfectly complemented in whimsical paintings by Richard Egielski.