Puss in Boots

Perrault, Charles

ISBN 10: 0893751308 ISBN 13: 9780893751302

Publisher: Troll Communications Llc, 1979

Synopsis

A clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

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Review

"This picturebook provides a fitting showcase for Perrault's artful tale of deceit and recourcefulness. Befitting a fairy tale, the artwork inside is suffused with a golden light that proclaims the story to be from a sunnier, more dreamlike world."--"Booklist," Starred Review "Large and strikingly original illustrations embellish a straight-forward retelling of the famous story. . . . The pictures are filled with sly details . . . A noteworthy edition . . . splendid for reading aloud."--"The""Horn Book," Starred Review "The artist's luxurious and skillfully designed paintings startle in their complexity and beauty. . . . This version of Perrault's classic story is brilliantly conceived and executed."--"Publishers Weekly," Boxed Review

This picturebook provides a fitting showcase for Perrault's artful tale of deceit and recourcefulness. Befitting a fairy tale, the artwork inside is suffused with a golden light that proclaims the story to be from a sunnier, more dreamlike world. "Booklist, Starred Review"

Large and strikingly original illustrations embellish a straight-forward retelling of the famous story. . . . The pictures are filled with sly details . . . A noteworthy edition . . . splendid for reading aloud. "The Horn Book, Starred Review"

The artist's luxurious and skillfully designed paintings startle in their complexity and beauty. . . . This version of Perrault's classic story is brilliantly conceived and executed. "Publishers Weekly, Boxed Review""

"This picturebook provides a fitting showcase for Perrault's artful tale of deceit and recourcefulness. Befitting a fairy tale, the artwork inside is suffused with a golden light that proclaims the story to be from a sunnier, more dreamlike world." --Booklist, Starred Review

"Large and strikingly original illustrations embellish a straight-forward retelling of the famous story. . . . The pictures are filled with sly details . . . A noteworthy edition . . . splendid for reading aloud." --The Horn Book, Starred Review

"The artist's luxurious and skillfully designed paintings startle in their complexity and beauty. . . . This version of Perrault's classic story is brilliantly conceived and executed." --Publishers Weekly, Boxed Review

About the Author

CHARLES PERRAULT (1628-1703) is considered the original creator of the fairy tale, having written such classics as Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella.

FRED MARCELLINO (1939-2001) began his career in illustration with A Rat's Tale (available from Farrar Straus Giroux). Puss in Boots was his first full-color picture book and a Caldecott Honor winner. He continued to win awards and receive critical acclaim for his children's books until his death in 2001.

Edition details

• Publisher: Troll Communications Llc
• Publication date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0893751308
• ISBN 13: 9780893751302
• Binding: Library Binding
• Illustrator: Da Rif Andrea
• Number of pages: 29