The Market Wedding
Published on 13. November 2014
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-55498-695-8 (ISBN)
Description
When Morris the fishmonger and Minnie the hat seller fall in love, Morris comes up with a wedding plan designed to deliver the very best for his beloved bride-to-be... with unexpected consequences.
Morris sells all kinds of fish from the lake, in Kensington Market. Across the way, Minnie sells hats straight from Paris. One day their eyes meet, and they fall in love. Morris wants to give Minnie a beautiful home with fine furnishings, but he is only a poor fishmonger. And so he comes up with a brilliant plan - he will make their wedding so fancy that their guests will have to shower them with lavish gifts. His Minnie will live like a movie star!
Morris's plan backfires, of course, but like all good love stories, the tale ends in a happy - if surprising - fashion.
Cary Fagan's witty adaptation of The Ghetto Wedding by Abraham Cahan is accompanied by Regolo Ricci's vibrant illustrations, resulting in a timeless and delightful tale.
Morris sells all kinds of fish from the lake, in Kensington Market. Across the way, Minnie sells hats straight from Paris. One day their eyes meet, and they fall in love. Morris wants to give Minnie a beautiful home with fine furnishings, but he is only a poor fishmonger. And so he comes up with a brilliant plan - he will make their wedding so fancy that their guests will have to shower them with lavish gifts. His Minnie will live like a movie star!
Morris's plan backfires, of course, but like all good love stories, the tale ends in a happy - if surprising - fashion.
Cary Fagan's witty adaptation of The Ghetto Wedding by Abraham Cahan is accompanied by Regolo Ricci's vibrant illustrations, resulting in a timeless and delightful tale.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ontario
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
Color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55498-695-8 (9781554986958)
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CARY FAGAN writes books for children and adults. He has won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, the Jewish Book Award, the IODE Jean Throop Book Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, among others. His picture books include A Cage Went in Search of a Bird, illustrated by Banafsheh Erfanian, and Son of Happy, illustrated by Milan Pavlovic, which was named one of the Best Canadian Picture Books of 2020 by CBC Books. Cary lives with his family in Toronto.
Regolo Ricci was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for his illustrations in The Market Wedding when it was first published.
Regolo Ricci was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for his illustrations in The Market Wedding when it was first published.