In these thirteen eccentric fairytales, written by one of the most successful twentieth century French authors for children, quick-witted young people overcome greedy kings, wicked witches, giants, naughty pigs, magical spells, and even silly names like Lustucru. Shoes fall in love, a doll can see everything, and a potato wants to be a French fry. Absurd line drawings illustrate these tales where good is always rewarded and evil is always punished. mjw |
| Title: Good Little Devil and Other Tales Author: Pierre Gripari Illustrator: Puig Rosado Publisher: Pushkin Children’s Books Copyright: 2013 Original language: French Translator: Sophie Lewis Original title: Contes de la rue Broca Original publisher: La Table Ronde Original copyright: 1967 ISBN: 978-1-78269-008-5 Hardcover pages: 300 Age range: 7-10 Genre: Folktales Author’s residence: France Illustrator’s residence: France Subjects: Children’s stories, Europe, France, Western Europe |
Good Little Devil And Other Tales
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In these thirteen eccentric fairytales, written by one of the most successful twentieth century French authors for children, quick-witted young people overcome greedy kings, wicked witches, giants, naughty pigs, magical spells, and even silly names like Lustucru. Shoes fall in love, a doll can see everything, and a potato wants to be a French fry. Absurd line drawings illustrate these tales where good is always rewarded and evil is always punished. mjw