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125 pp.
| Random/Fickling |
May, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-385-75190-2$15.99
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-385-75191-9$18.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Peter Bailey.
Twins Toby and Tess share their lunch with an old man named Teller; in return he spins them a story in rhyme. Over subsequent meetings, the bearded man (eventually revealed as Merlin) tells the children four more tales knit together by prose. Old-fashioned-looking silhouettes and black-and-white line drawings illustrate the well-designed volume.