num_pages: 200
description: This is the classic story--read and loved by children all over the world--of Pod, Homily, and their daughter, Arrietty, who live under the kitchen floor in a quiet, half-empty house and get their livelihood by borrowing from the “human beans.” “Delectable fantasy.”-- Booklist
language: English
title: The Borrowers
titlecomplete: The Borrowers (The Borrowers #1)
characters: Pod, Arrietty, Homily
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Classics, Childrens, Childrens Classics, Fantasy
ratings_count: 96175
series: The Borrowers
awards: awardedAt: -315590400000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: -568051200000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Harcourt