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Doctor All-Knowing: A Folk Tale from the Brothers Grimm
40 pp.
| Atheneum/Jackson |
October, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-1246-0$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Alexandra Boiger.
Because of a doctor's silly (though fortuitous) advice, a wealthy man's fears, some thieving servants' foolishness, and his daughter's quick observations, a starving man and his hungry child end up with banquet-loads of food every night. The gently satirical text, picked up on by the amusing watercolor illustrations, contrasts lanky Doctor All-Knowing and his raggedy child with the well-fed wealthy folks.