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223 pp.
| Tor |
October, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-765-30591-7$$15.95
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Gris Grimly.
This unattributed translation of Collodi's classic tale of the puppet who wishes to be a boy is accompanied by new artwork. The puppet's adventures will delight kids undaunted by the book's length. In Grimly's scratchy brown illustrations, the characters verge on the macabre, although the blue-haired fairy resembles a comic-book vixen.