My Lists
Featured Lists
Sausages
By Souhami, Jessica
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-84507-397-8
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
PreS-Gr 2 In this vibrant retelling of the Grimms' "The Three Wishes", brilliantly designed paper collages capture every trace of humor in this cautionary tale. In Souhami's version, a woodcutter rescues an elf from a rosebush and is granted three wishes with the accompanying warning, "Be careful what you wish for." Of course, the woodcutter asks for sausages. His wife responds with an angry...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Colorfully homespun John and Martha (he in his blue slippers and held-up-by-suspenders purple pants; she in her floral housedress and red cardigan) sit in front of their fireplace thinking about how best to use the three wishes that a grateful elf has bestowed on them. In this fresh version of the well-known "The Three Wishes," Souhami keeps the tale spare and humorous. She positi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
