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Amann, Jürg

The Fairy Tale of the World

32 pp. | North-South | November, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7358-2316-7 $19.95
(3) K-3 Translated by J. Alison James. Illustrated by Käthi Bhend. In this picture book for older readers, an orphan is left alone on Earth. He explores the heavens and discovers that the sun, moon, and stars are devastating illusions and sources of even more loneliness. The story, adapted from a play by Georg Büchner, is dark, morbid, and frightening--just right for middle schoolers. The illustrations evoke a fairy-tale feeling and leave room for imagination.
Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

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