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'' ... 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
About the author
Gregory Maguire is the #1
New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes
Wicked-the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion pictures-
Son of a Witch,
A Lion Among Men, and
Out of Oz.
His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with
The Brides of Maracoor,
The Oracle of Maracoor, and
The Witch of Maracoor,
and his other novels include
A Wild Winter Swan,
Hiddensee,
After Alice,
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister,
Lost, and
Mirror Mirror. Some of his novels for children include
Cress Watercress,
Leaping Beauty,
and
Egg & Spoon,
winner of a
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. He lives in New England and France.
Report
"Amusing retellings ... great for the bad joke set." - New York Times Book Review
"Demarest's comical line drawings add humor to the droll text and highlight the tales' absurdities. ... this is a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophisticated readers." - Booklist
" ... a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophsticated readers." - ALA Booklist
"Full of laughs." - Chicago Tribune
" ... 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
