A Handful of Beans
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 2016
128 pages
978-1-4814-4058-5 (ISBN)
Description
From the beloved children's book duo, Jeanne and William Steig, comes six classic fairy tales retold with a refreshing twist that will keep you laughing from beginning to end!
?Is it Crumple or Blister, or Guggle or Nank? Williwaw, Flimflam, or Hiccup or Clank?? Says the Queen to Rumplestiltskin, of course!
In this delightfully odd and sublime collection of six classic fairy tales, Jeanne and William Steig put a quirky twist on ?Rumplestiltskin,? ?Beauty and the Beast,? ?Hansel and Gretel,? ?Little Red Riding Hood,? ?The Frog Prince,? and ?Jack and the Beanstalk.? Retold in illustrated verse, A Handful of Beans is a wry and highly amusing take on the tales you thought you knew.
?Is it Crumple or Blister, or Guggle or Nank? Williwaw, Flimflam, or Hiccup or Clank?? Says the Queen to Rumplestiltskin, of course!
In this delightfully odd and sublime collection of six classic fairy tales, Jeanne and William Steig put a quirky twist on ?Rumplestiltskin,? ?Beauty and the Beast,? ?Hansel and Gretel,? ?Little Red Riding Hood,? ?The Frog Prince,? and ?Jack and the Beanstalk.? Retold in illustrated verse, A Handful of Beans is a wry and highly amusing take on the tales you thought you knew.
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Jeanne Steig is the author of several books for children including, most notably, Consider the Lemming, The Old Testament Made Easy, Alpha Beta Chowder, A Handful of Beans, and A Gift from Zeus; all of which were illustrated by her late husband and award-winning author/illustrator, William Steig. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Beauty and the Beast
- Hansel and Gretel
- Little Red Riding Hood
- The Frog Prince
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- About Jeanne Steig and William Steig
- Copyright
