Zucchini (novel)

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1st edition cover of Zucchini
1st edition cover of Zucchini

Zucchini is a 1982 children's novel by Barbara Dana and illustrated by Eileen Christelow. The story concerns a young New York boy, Billy, and his pet ferret, Zucchini. The book contains a number of incorrect basic facts about ferrets, such as claiming that they are herbivorous rodents.

The book won the 1986 Maud Hart Lovelace Award and the 19861987 Land of Enchantment Children's Book Award. It was followed by a sequel, Zucchini Out West.

[edit] Publishing history

ISBN 0-06-021394-9 Harper & Row first edition hardcover 1982
ISBN 0-06-021395-7 HarperCollins hardcover 1982
ISBN 0-553-15285-8 Bantam Books paperback 1984
ISBN 0-553-15437-0 Yearling paperback 1984
ISBN 0-440-41402-4 Yearling paperback reissue 1984
ISBN 0-553-15608-X Skylark paperback reissue 1984
ISBN 0-8085-5031-4 Bt Bound library binding 1999


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