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Eight Favorite Fairy Tales

By Cousins, Lucy

Publishers Summary:
Beware — these fairy tales are not for the faint of heart! Maisy creator Lucy Cousins shifts gears to retell her favorites with vivid, rousing illustrations.Eight classic stories take on new energy as Lucy Cousins ramps up her artwork. In this bold, funny, and unflinching collection, the beloved author-illustrator retains all the emotion and humor of the original fairy tales: the heroes are courageous, the villains are horrible, and the children are tasty. With her sly, simple language and vibrant illustrations, even the scariest fiends become the stuff of shared hilarity and shivery thrills.

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ISBN
978-0-76364-474-1
Publisher
Candlewick


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on September 1, 2009

K-Gr 2 Beloved classics are successfully served by these bold, striking renditions. There's no sugarcoating here, as the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood" is shown receiving his gruesome comeuppance and Henny Penny's friends never return from Foxy Woxy's lair. Large, arresting gouache sp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

The creator of Maisy the mouse switches gears and illustrates eight fairy tales, both familiar ("Little Red Riding Ho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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