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Language
English
Description
Talking tea kettles, a monstrous goblin-spider, miniature warriors, and other fanciful creatures abound in exotic tales brimming with warmth and whimsy. 11 excellently translated fables include "The Fountain of Youth," "The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings," "The Wooden Bowl," "My Lord Bag-o'-Rice," and more. 21 original illustrations by Yuko Green.
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Ever since he nearly drowned in the ocean three years earlier, 10-year-old Jack Peter Keenan has been deathly afraid to venture outdoors. Refusing to leave his home in a small coastal town in Maine, Jack Peter spends his time drawing monsters. When those drawings take on a life of their own, no one is safe from the terror they inspire. His mother, Holly, begins to hear strange sounds in the night coming from the ocean, and she seeks answers from...
Author
Publisher
Michael Neugebauer Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"One afternoon a small boy hears a melody coming from a nearby park. When he investigates he finds a lone rabbit playing the piano so he joins in with his harmonica to make a duet. More animals emerge from the wood to add to the music. Their music fills the whole park. When a bird came by who did not have an instrument she was asked to sing. Their magical concert drew listeners from out of the woods."--Cataloguer.