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261 pp.
| Candlewick |
March, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-5685-0$15.99
(4)
4-6
Adela, a princess more interested in horticulture than court culture, and Krazo, a boy-turned-magpie, defeat Krazo's enchantress Hortensia, whose garden is full of women she's turned into flowers. Though it feels rather old-fashioned, this magical fairy tale, written in language that invites slow reading, continues beyond the witch's defeat, thoughtfully examining the effects of elapsed time on her prisoners.