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Levinthal, David

Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty?: And Other Notorious Nursery Tale Mysteries

40 pp. | Random/Schwartz & Wade | September, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-84195-8 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-94595-3 $20.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by John Nickle. Officer Binky, a laconic and rumpled frog detective, investigates the events of fairyland: "The Three Bears" is a breaking and entering; "Snow White" is an attempted murder; Hansel and Gretel present a self-defense plea. Levinthal has a good time with scene-of-the-crime details, forensics, and witness testimony. Nickle's dramatic, hard-edged paintings, with their hint of grotesque misanthropy, are just the ticket.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2012

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