"Rumplestiltskin", "The Frog Prince", "Hansel and Gretel", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "LIttle Red Riding Hood", and "Beauty and the Beast" are retold in this fairy tale collection. Full color.
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"Rumplestiltskin", "The Frog Prince", "Hansel and Gretel", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "LIttle Red Riding Hood", and "Beauty and the Beast" are retold in this fairy tale collection. Full color.
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Add this copy of A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales Retold to cart. $1.99, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
Add this copy of A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales to cart. $3.28, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Add this copy of A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales Retold to cart. $10.95, like new condition, Sold by Michael Patrick McCarty, Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Castle, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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Like New in Very Good jacket. Size: 7x0x6; Previous owner's name. A long time ago, when magic was more of an everyday matter...." begins Jeanne Steig's version of "The Frog Prince, " an opener that typifies her sly irony and lilting language in this hand-sized volume. She and husband William Steig, who previously collaborated on Alpha Beta Chowder, deliver droll retellings and puckish new art for six familiar tales. Though youngsters may wish there were more illustrations to break up the sometimes text-laden pages, they won't soon forget William Steig's interpretation of Rumpelstiltskin, a "bizarre little man with a pickle-shaped nose and a lumpish body, " stomping in outrage when the Queen guesses his name, or the snoring giant clutching his gold coins as Jack attempts to lift a few for his trip down the beanstalk. The artist whimsically refashions the well-known cast, exaggerating their fatal flaws or winning attributes, while placing them in everyday settings. Jeanne Steig also keeps the stories immediately recognizable by traveling the traditional plot lines, but she refreshes each of them by wryly rewarding the virtuous and punishing the villainous with equal panache. For example, in "Beauty and the Beast, " the friends of Beauty's two superficial sisters wickedly predict the outcome of the duo's move from elegant townhouse to small country cottage: "Let them prance through the fields/ In chiffon and high heels, / Raising arrogant brows/ At the goggle-eyed cows! " Similarly pithy verse appears throughout these fairy tales (Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel also put in an appearance), each of which concludes with a fitting rhymed couplet. A handful of tales certain to please adults as much as children. All ages. William Steig (1907-2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for the picture book Shrek! , which inspired the film series of the same name, as well as others that included Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988.
Add this copy of A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales to cart. $30.27, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by HarperCollins.
