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In their shoes : fairy tales and folktales
2015

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Red shoes, golden slippers, seven-league boots...Just step into the shoes of princes and princesses, ogres and orphans, cats and rabbits, and discover a fascinating fairy-tale world of footwear. Did you know that long ago Cinderella lived in China? That dogs in America wear boots? And that a small pair of shoes in France can fall in love? With original illustrations by Lucie Arnoux, this is a timeless and captivating collection of fairy tales and folktales, whose footprints have lasted through the generations, over the centuries, and all around the world.

Item Details

ISBN:

  • 9781782691013
  • 1782691014

Description: 121 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Contents:

  • Story of Yexian / Duan Chengshi
  • Puss in boots / Charles Perrault
  • Hop o' my thumb / Charles Perrault
  • Twelve dancing princesses / Brothers Grimm
  • Red shoes / Hans Christian Anderson
  • Story of Chernushka / Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev
  • Brer Rabbit and Mr. Dog / Joel Chandler Harris
  • Perseus and the winged sandals / Murielle Szac
  • Pair of shoes / Pierre Gripari.

Control Number: 1688774

Publisher: London : Pushkin Children's Books, 2015.
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