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Written by Alma Flor Ada · Illustrated by Leslie Tryon

Part of the Hidden Forest series

A forest newspaper reports a giant beanstalk, a missing boy and a famous race.

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32 pages· ~860L· AR 5.5 · 0.5 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

The residents of Hidden Forest open their morning papers to big news: an enormous beanstalk has sprouted outside Jack's house and Jack is nowhere to be found, Pinocchio and Half-Chicken have set off on adventures, and Tortoise and Hare are off to the races. Told in newspaper articles, the story brings back the fairy-tale neighbors of the earlier Hidden Forest books.

From the publisher

When the residents of Hidden Forest wake up and open their morning papers, they are in for a surprise. An enormous beanstalk has mysteriously sprouted outside of Jack Blake’s house, and Jack is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Pinocchio and Half-Chicken have set out on adventures of their own, and Tortoise and Hare are off to the races. Will they all find their happy endings? Hidden Forest News has got the scoops. Written and laid out in newspaper format, this installment in the enchanting Hidden Forest series has received a new twist from Alma Flor Ada and Leslie Tryon. All of your favorite fairy-tale characters from Dear Peter Rabbit; Yours Truly, Goldilocks; and With Love, Little Red Hen are back, but this time they are hitting the presses and making headlines!

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