The Diddakoi

by Rumer Godden

Book Overview

"There's a girt who's a gypsy. She has rings in her ears and she sometimes comes to school in a little wagon."Kizzy Lovell is a gypsy girl. She has her gran and her horse, Joe, and she doesn't need... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670272205
• ISBN13: 9780670272204
• Release Date: September 1972
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Absolutely wonderful book.

I agree, this book needs to be re-issued. The copy I keep belonged to my mother, and it was my favorite growing up. I think its an excellent book, it discusses delicate social issues while stil staying child-appropriate.

excellent, timely, needs to be reissued

I first read the diddakoi as an adult and reccommend it highly to any reader who insists on good writing. The message is important NOW, especially with current emphasis on teaching tolerance to young people and learning to control feelings of anger, hate, and prejudice. It is such a charming story.

An amazing book about unconditional love

It is with great sadness that I see my favorite book of all time out of print. I wanted to give it as a gift to all my nieces as they enter school. This is a wonderful story of overcoming being different and how cruel and loving human spirit can be. The people who love the little gypsy girl all come together and make a family proving that family is not just blood, but love. The most heartwarming story of my reading. Again, please someone reprint this moving story

More than just a story -- a talisman

Like the other reviewer, The Diddakoi has been my favorite book well into adulthood. And, like other great children's literature can, it truly did help form my ideas of right and wrong, of who I wanted (and didn't want) to be, and gave me insight into the realities and the joys of human nature. Reprint it, somebody!

One of my favourite books ever - well into adulthood

This book is a beautifully written (in Godden's very individual style) and painful story of bullying and racism towards a young half-gypsy girl (the Diddakoi). I first read it as a child and now re-read it with joy. I love it because the emotions are so true, and the descriptions so evocative - little girls can be the most hideous creatures. Oh, and of course, it has a happy ending.