The Tale of the Tiger Slippers
$39.16
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2019
Summary
Jan Brett reimagines a powerful Middle Eastern folk tale that celebrates hard work and appreciating your roots.
Set in India, this gorgeous reimagining of the classic Middle Eastern folk tale “Abu Kassem’s Slippers” features a poor tiger cub who is a very hard worker. His mother weaves him slippers to protect his feet from stones and thorns, and they allowed him to prosper—first making bricks, then building houses, and eventually becoming very wealthy. He continues to wear them until …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780399170744 |
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| ISBN-10: | 039917074X |
| Author: | Jan Brett |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers' |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 302mm x 243mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
“Graphically sumptuous … A richly imagined tale of love, diligence, and kindness rewarded.” – Publishers Weekly
“Graphically sumptuous … A richly imagined tale of love, diligence, and kindness rewarded.” –Publishers Weekly
“The lavish textiles and swooping architecture of ancient India look fantastic in this illustrator’s finely drawn style … Brett continues to be one of the most revered retellers of classic tales.” –School Library Journal
About The Author
Jan Brett
With more than 34 million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost illustrators of children’s books. As a child, she decided to be an illustrator and spent much of her time reading and drawing. As a student at the Boston Museum School, Jan spent many hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. Travel is also a constant inspiration, so with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts.
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