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Good Babies: A Tale of Trolls, Humans, a Witch and a Switch
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4 out of 5
Based on 5 Ratings and 5 Reviews

Book Description
Any parent who has ever been sleep-deprived will smile at this richly illustrated, lively original folktale that reassures us that all babies are good babies - and that patient love can foil even the worst-laid plans.

A troll-baby living with humans? A human baby with trolls? What chaos and heartache that would lead to!

Long ago, a dark-eyed witch, passing through a valley de... More
Book Information
PublisherCandlewick Press
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-10B0017HZRDU
Publication Date09/13/2005
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About Tim Myers (Author) : Tim Myers is a writer, songwriter, storyteller, and lecturer at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley. He won the 2012 SCBWI Magazine Merit Award for Fiction. His children’s books (11 out and f... more
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About Kelly Murphy (Illustrator) : With a not-so-secret passion for all things atmospheric, Kelly has been freelance illustrating for the last eleven years. Future plans include more work in the character design and animation industry.... more
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8/1/2012 Tim Myers said: When a witch switches a troll-baby for a human baby, she expects chaos and heartache to follow. But in the end, strange and wonderful things happen--all in the name of love.
tags: I wrote, bedtime, folktale, literary folktale, sleep, humor, funny, children's literature, children's lit, picture book

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11/17/2007 Kelly Murphy tagged as: I illustrated

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