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PreS-Gr 3 Turning the standard fairy-tale formula on its head, LaRochelle begins his story at the end. The endpapers depict a princess and a knight waving good-bye to a long line of intriguing characters who are marching away from the castle. The text begins, "And they all lived happily ever after. They lived happily ever after because]" and proceeds backward through a madcap chain of events that includes a skittish dragon, a giant tomato, a pack of ferocious bunnies, and a fortuitous bowl of lemonade. Only ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Here's a new twist on the fairy tale, as LaRochelle and Egielski tell a story from the end to the beginning, starting with the words "And they all lived happily ever after." Egielski's pictures—complete with giants, a smiling bride and groom, a scaly green dragon, and other icons of the fairy-tale world—nearly burst out of the elegantly twining vines that frame the pages. Upon close...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

LaRochelle and Egielski tell their story from the end to the beginning, starting with "And they all lived happily ever...Log In or Sign Up to Read More