Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Stories - Hardcover

Yolen, Jane; Yolen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152015248 ISBN 13: 9780152015244

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1997

Synopsis

In these twelve modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear--but dead--mother's homecoming, a bridge that longs for a goat-eating troll, and a mutiny among Peter Pan's troops.

About this title

Review:

"There is something here for everyone-tales that are scary, gross, or fanciful. . . . All will chill and delight the imagination."-School Library Journal
"Yolen consistently writes fresh, off-the-wall stories that even children who don't normally read fantasy will enjoy."-Booklist

About the Author:

Jane Yolen is a highly acclaimed author who has written hundreds of books for children and adults and has won numerous awards. She and her husband divide their time between Massachussetts and Scotland. Visit her at janeyolen.com and on Twitter at @JaneYolen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0152015248
• ISBN 13: 9780152015244
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192