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84 pp.
| Artisan |
September, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-57965-704-8$19.95
(3)
K-3
This old-fashioned collection of eight classic stories, including fairy tales, Aesop fables, and folktales, is pleasing but not groundbreaking. Gustafson retells the stories in a natural style with moderate emphasis on traditional ideals such as honesty, industry, creativity, and inner beauty. Expressive animal characters and a few pink-cheeked humans dominate Gustafson's glowing, luxuriantly detailed oil paintings on large-trim spreads.