A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales
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Six fairy tales are told anew and spiced with picturesquite a few. It took a pair of Steigs to do ‘em: ‘Twas Jeanne who wrote ‘em. William drew ‘em. Here’s Rumpelstiltskin, in a rage; The Frog Prince hops right off the page; Hansel and Gretel thwart the witch; Jack slays the giant (and gets rich); Red Riding Hood and Gram survive; The Beast and Beauty wed, and thrive. That’s quite enough. The book’s a killer. To say more would be idle filler.
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William Steig’s drawings appeared regularly in The New Yorker since 1930. He also wrote and illustrated books for children, most recently his memoir, When Everybody Wore a Hat. His other books include Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, winner of the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book; and Abel’s Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books; Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa; Pete’s A Pizza; and Zeke Pippin.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780062051622
- Publication Date
- October 23, 1998
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Page Count
- 144
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 10 years
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