Buttons - Rilegato

Cole, Brock

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0374310017 ISBN 13: 9780374310011

Casa editrice: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2000

Riassunto

"Once there was an old man who ate so much his britches burst and his buttons popped one, two, three, into the fire. "Wife! Wife!" he cried. "We are undone! My britches have burst and my buttons are burnt, every one!"

After putting her husband to bed, the wife enlists the aid of her three daughters in replacing their father's buttons. The eldest promises to find a rich man who will give her buttons in exchange for her hand in marriage. The second daughter decides to join the army for the sake of the buttons on a soldier's uniform. And the youngest is going to run through the meadows with her apron held out before her, hoping to catch a few buttons falling from the sky. Which of these young ladies will succeed in restoring the family fortunes? The answer is the essential and satisfying stuff of fairy tales. Brock Cole's whimsical prose and pictures make this original story feel like a hundred-year-old classic.

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Brock Cole, the critically acclaimed author of The Goats and Celine, is also the creator of many picture books, including The Giant's Toe. He lives in Buffalo, New York.

Brock Cole is the author and/or illustrator of many books. His picture books include The Giant's Toe and Larky Marvis; and his critically acclaimed novels, The Goats and Celine. He lives in Buffalo, New York.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0374310017
• ISBN 13: 9780374310011
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 32
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile