Tinker Tales: A Humpty Dumpty Book
| First published | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Parents' Magazine Press |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Cover art | Jacqueline Chwast |
| Pages | 68 |
| Price | $4.50 |
| ISBN | 0819306983 |
"Eight stories from Humpty Dumpty's Magazine featuring the adventures of Tinker the woodland elf."
--Summary, Library of Congress and WorldCat records
The contemporary review by Kirkus (above) gives release date 1973-10-15. It is The stories "might better have been discarded with the monthly Humpty Dumpty issues in which they first appeared."
- Data from review in Luna Monthly #54, September 1974.
- Undated, library records imply ("[1973]"). Kirkus Reviews 1973-10-01 (exceptionally negative; see the collection record) reports release date 1973-10-15.
- Contents with page numbers from Archive.org copy (Open Library, below).
- Cover art not credited but its style matches the interior illustrations.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Joni Rapkin | Luna Monthly, #54, September 1974 |
Searching by ISBN: 0819306983
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | The Snowbound Elf | Mary Dawson | Short Story |
| 17 | Tinker's Easter Bonnets | Mary Dawson | Short Story |
| 22 | The Forgettery-Bit | Mary Dawson | Short Story |
| 29 | Red Spider, Detective | Mary Dawson | Short Story |
| 36 | Tinker and the Trash Man | Mary Dawson | Short Story |
| 44 | Tinker Vanishes | Mary Dawson | Short Story |
| 53 | Tinker's Witch Remover | Mary Dawson | Short Story |
| 60 | Tinker Helps Santa Claus | Mary Dawson | Short Story |