The Fortune-Tellers
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780614292879 (0614292875)
Publisher: Puffin Books
Edition language: English
AR: 4.6 Grade Level: K-2nd Summary: The Fortune Tellers is about a carpenter who thought his life would stay the same. So he often wondered, hmmm. What will my fortune hold? He then goes to a fortune teller to see what his fortune is, which eventually comes true. Idea: The Fortune Tellers introduces...
Hyman's charming illustrations enliven a rather weak story about a discontent young construction worker who visits a scam fortune teller. The young man is too dumb to notice that the predictions are worthless, but when the fortune teller disappears the young man takes his place and ends up becoming ...
I was a tad skeptical about this book since it seemed like a bit of a departure from beloved illustrator Trina Schart Hyman who is a master at bringing fairy tales and legends to life. Her other work includes (but is not limited to) Little Red Riding Hood, Saint George and the Dragon, Canterbury Ta...