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A DARK DARK TALE
 For William, Edward and Alice Cowling

First published in the United States 1981 by

Dial Books for Young Readers
A Division ofNAL Penguin Inc.
2 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016
Copyright © 1981 by Ruth Brown
All rights reserved
First published in Great Britain
by Andersen Press Ltd.
Printed in Hong Kong by South China Printing Co.
COBE
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Brown, Ruth. A dark dark tale.

Summary: Journeying through a dark, dark house,

a black cat surprises the only inhabitant
of the abandoned residence.
[1. Dwellings— Fiction. 2. Cats— Fiction.
3. Mice— Fiction.] I. Title. II. Series.

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fc\ap ISBN 0-8037-1673-7 (lib. bdg.)

The art consists of acrylic paintings that are

color-separated and reproduced in full color.

A DARK
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Story and pictures by

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RUTH BROWN
studied art at theBirmingham College of Art and the Royal College of
Art. She has worked on animated films for the BBC and is the author
of one previous children's book, Crazy Charlie.
Ms. Brown lives in London with her husband and two sons.
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