The Moffats
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This article is about the American children's novel. For the Canadian pop group, see The Moffatts.
The Moffats is a children's novel by the American author Eleanor Estes, the first in a series of four books about the Moffat family. The Moffats tells about four young children and their mother who live in a small town in Connecticut. Their adventures are based on Estes' memories of her childhood and focus on a working-class, single-parent American family during World War I.
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Author | Eleanor Estes |
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Illustrator | Louis Slobodkin |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's novel |
Publisher | Harcourt Brace & World |
Publication date | 1941 |
Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
Pages | 290 pp |
Followed by | The Middle Moffat |
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