A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales Retold by Jeanne Steig with Illustrations by Wiliam Steig
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Book Description
What is A Handful of Beans? Six classics in one book: "Rumpelstiltskin," "Beauty and the Beast," "Hansel and Gretel," "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Frog Prince," and "Jack and the Beanstalk." As retold by Jeanne Steig, however, these well-loved tales acquire a certain modern vim. For example, the greedy King in Rumpelstiltskin is "as happy as a hog with a herring" to see all his straw spu... More
Book Information
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
Binding | Hardcover (3 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 4-8 |
# of Pages | 144 |
ISBN-10 | 0062051628 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0062051622 |
Publication Date | 10/23/1998 |
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About William Steig (Illustrator) : William Steig is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of William Steig include Toby, Where Are You?, Sylvester and the magic pebble, Roland, the min... more
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