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Once upon a time . . . nothing was as it seemed!What if Sleeping Beauty were actually a frog princess, doomed to be Weeping Beauty forever? What if the Three Chickens had to outwit Goldifox? What if Cinder-Elephant lost her glass plate slipper? Then you'd have this hilarious collection of twisted fairy tales from the master of the absurd, Gregory Maguire!
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" . a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophsticated readers." -- ALA Booklist
" . eight deeply and profoundly silly stories..Puns, literary and political references, wordplay, and sly wisdom abound..Dizzylingly funny." -- Kirkus Reviews *starred review*
" ... a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophsticated readers."--ALA Booklist
"Here are amusing retellings of eight familiar fairy tales with the characters as animals, ... "--New York Times Book Review
" ... eight deeply and profoundly silly stories....Puns, literary and political references, wordplay, and sly wisdom abound....Dizzylingly funny."--Kirkus Reviews *starred review*
eight deeply and profoundly silly stories. Puns, literary and political references, wordplay, and sly wisdom abound. Dizzylingly funny. --Kirkus Reviews *starred review*"
Here are amusing retellings of eight familiar fairy tales with the characters as animals, --New York Times Book Review"
a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophsticated readers. --ALA Booklist"
About the Author:
" . eight deeply and profoundly silly stories..Puns, literary and political references, wordplay, and sly wisdom abound..Dizzylingly funny." -- Kirkus Reviews *starred review*
" ... a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophsticated readers."--ALA Booklist
"Here are amusing retellings of eight familiar fairy tales with the characters as animals, ... "--New York Times Book Review
" ... eight deeply and profoundly silly stories....Puns, literary and political references, wordplay, and sly wisdom abound....Dizzylingly funny."--Kirkus Reviews *starred review*
eight deeply and profoundly silly stories. Puns, literary and political references, wordplay, and sly wisdom abound. Dizzylingly funny. --Kirkus Reviews *starred review*"
Here are amusing retellings of eight familiar fairy tales with the characters as animals, --New York Times Book Review"
a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophsticated readers. --ALA Booklist"
Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror Mirror; and the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. Now a beloved classic, Wicked is the basis for a blockbuster Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.
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- PublisherDemco Media
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 060634988X
- ISBN 13 9780606349888
- BindingLibrary Binding
- IllustratorDemarest Chris L.
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