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Oscar Wilde's The selfish giant
By Waters, Fiona & Negrin, Fabian & Wilde, Oscar
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37590-319-9
- Publisher
- New York : Knopf : 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2000
Gr 1-3 A picture-book retelling of Wilde's classic fable about a giant who returns from an extended trip to discover children playing in his garden. Unhappy with his visitors, the miserly creature builds a high wall to exclude them. His garden then grows bleak and wintry; it is only when the youngsters sneak back in that springtime returns. Regretting his selfishness, he befriends the smallest child and then welcomes them all back inside. He knocks down the wall and, for years after, delights in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
