Leaping Beauty: And Other Animal Fairy Tales - Rilegato

Maguire, Gregory

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ISBN 10: 0060564172 ISBN 13: 9780060564179

Casa editrice: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2004

Riassunto

The best-selling author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West wreaks havoc on eight classic fairy tales, with a cast of characters including a dancing frog, a gorilla queen, and seven giant giraffes.

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Recensione:

“ ... 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)

L'autore:

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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• Editore: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060564172
• ISBN 13: 9780060564179
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 197
• Disegnatore: Demarest Chris L.