Curtis Dunham Oliver Herford 1 hr 14 min read

A little limping boy who can understand the speech of the animals, and a princess who befriends him, share the wonders and heartaches of the zoo, in a tender fairy tale for children.

Curtis Dunham's 1904 book, illustrated by Oliver Herford, is a gentle fantasy for the young. Charming, warm, delicately told. Read it for a sweet Edwardian storybook of a child who talks with the beasts, elephants, big cats, and their young, a tender, wondering tale of friendship and imagination, brought to life by Herford's beloved whimsical illustrations.

In its time

Published in 1904, during the 1900s, the scientific romance.

Reading it

1 hr 14 min read (a novelette, room for a turn or two).