East of the Sun and West of the Moon
by:
Mercer Mayer (author)
"Mayer's telling is an interweaving of plot elements from the original Scandinavian fairy tale with inventions of his own and details from The Frog Prince. The spellbound frog is whisked off to the trolls' castle and the ungrateful lass loses her chance to marry a handsome prince until she...
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"Mayer's telling is an interweaving of plot elements from the original Scandinavian fairy tale with inventions of his own and details from The Frog Prince. The spellbound frog is whisked off to the trolls' castle and the ungrateful lass loses her chance to marry a handsome prince until she creates a happy ending, having atoned for her mistake".--Publishers Weekly. Full color.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780689711138 (0689711131)
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
I swear, East of the Sun and West of the Moon contains my childhood in it.I fantasized about this story endlessly as a child. The lovely illustrations had me completely convinced that this world existed. However, because I was so young when I read the book, the words didn't stick in my head as well ...