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24 pp.
| Penguin/Minedition |
September, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-698-40073-3$16.99
(4)
K-3
Translated by Anthea Bell.
Illustrated by
Claudia Carls.
The wordy text tells of a girl "so beautiful that...fish jumped...out of the water for joy," though the peculiar illustrations--combining sculpture and paintings--belie common standards of comeliness. The story is set in a surreal landscape where giant meerkats and other animals cavort among humans, including a king whose crown looks like a cross between a pumpkin and a chamberpot.