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Kuyper, Sjoerd

The Swan's Child

122 pp. | Holiday | March, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-8234-1861-8 $16.95
(3) 4-6 Translated by Patricia Crampton. Illustrated by Jan Jutte. Translated from the Dutch, this dreamlike story begins with a baby mysteriously appearing on a swan's back in the harbor and follows the child, Josie, as she is adopted by a carpenter pig into an eccentric village of animals. The book gently and often humorously explores themes of grief and loss, especially after Josie marries a soldier who goes off to war.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

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