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The classic East of the Sun and West of the Moon has a new name but includes the same twenty-one, thoughtfully collected folk stories. Each is accompanied by an oversize, textured (sometimes dramatic, sometimes cheeky) black-and-white illustration in the style for which the couple is known. An introduction by the pair relates their folktale-adaptation process and personal connection to the land.