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32 pp.
| Putnam |
February, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-24771-2$16.99
(2)
K-3
Isadora uses collages of paint-striated paper plus scraps of fabric to give this Grimms' tale an African setting. The fisherman and his greedy wife live in a pigsty; the wife's aggrandizements culminate in her becoming pope--only to be reduced to her original state when "she wants to be God." It's a handsome book, and the tale sits comfortably in its new setting.