Leaping Beauty

By Gregory Maguire, Jim Madsen

Price: $16.89

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Leaping Beauty

By Gregory Maguire, Jim Madsen

Price: $16.89

About the Book

Once upon a time . . . nothing was as it seemed.

What if Sleeping Beauty were actually a frog princess, cursed forever to weep, sleep . . . and leap? Or the Three Chickens had to outwit Goldifox? What if Cinder-Elephant had the chance to attend the ball of her dreams—can she bake her way to meeting a dashing prince?

Zany animals of all species get their own fairy tale endings in these laugh-out-loud twists on the classics from Gregory Maguire, bestselling author of Wicked

Product Details

ISBN: 9780060564186
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Aug 10, 2004
List price: $16.89
No of pages: 208
Trim Size: 5.810 in (w) x 8.530 in (h) x 0.750 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General
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Gregory Maguire

Biography

Gregory Maguire is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked—the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion pictures—Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor, and his other novels include A Wild Winter Swan, Hiddensee, After Alice, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, and Mirror Mirror. Some of his novels for children include Cress Watercress, Leaping Beauty, and Egg & Spoon, winner of a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor. He lives in New England and France.

Jim Madsen

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

About the Book

Once upon a time . . . nothing was as it seemed.

What if Sleeping Beauty were actually a frog princess, cursed forever to weep, sleep . . . and leap? Or the Three Chickens had to outwit Goldifox? What if Cinder-Elephant had the chance to attend the ball of her dreams—can she bake her way to meeting a dashing prince?

Zany animals of all species get their own fairy tale endings in these laugh-out-loud twists on the classics from Gregory Maguire, bestselling author of Wicked

Product Details

ISBN: 9780060564186
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Aug 10, 2004
List price: $16.89
No of pages: 208
Trim Size: 5.810 in (w) x 8.530 in (h) x 0.750 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Gregory Maguire

Biography

Gregory Maguire is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked—the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion pictures—Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor, and his other novels include A Wild Winter Swan, Hiddensee, After Alice, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, and Mirror Mirror. Some of his novels for children include Cress Watercress, Leaping Beauty, and Egg & Spoon, winner of a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor. He lives in New England and France.

Jim Madsen

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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