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Leaping Beauty
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Leaping Beauty
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Gregory Maguire
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 159 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780060564193
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| Classifications | Dewey:823 |
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| Audience | | Children / Juvenile | | Primary & Secondary Education | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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| Imprint |
HarperCollins
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| Publication Date |
21 February 2006 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Once upon a time . . . nothing was as it seemed! What if Sleeping Beauty were actually a frog princess, doomed to be Weeping Beauty forever What if the Three Chickens had to outwit Goldifox What if Cinder-Elephant lost her glass plate slipper Then you'd have this hilarious collection of twisted fairy tales from the master of the absurd, Gregory Maguire!
Author Biography
Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror Mirror; and the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. Now a beloved classic, Wicked is the basis for a blockbuster Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.
Reviews" ... 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
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