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Barefoot Helen and the Giants
Key Selling Points
- A riotously funny folktale adaptation with two strong and resourceful heroines, evil giants, a magic cat and more.
- This book is a celebration of storytelling, acceptance and blended families.
- Contains great positive female characters and an unremarked-upon same-sex conclusion; Jones quietly queers the folktale tradition.
- The author has previously written six folktale adaptions, many of which have won or been shortlisted for significant awards; most recently Peg Bearskin was named a co-recipient of the Aesop Award (American Folklore Society?Children?s Division).
- The author received the Order of Canada for his contributions to Canadian culture.
?The perfect book if you love stories about clever girls who think on their feet, nasty greedy giants, and kings and princesses. Raised by bears, found by a lonely couple who always wished for a child and smart as a whip, Helen might only have nine toes (that?s a story in itself as you?ll find out!) but she?s brave, smart and not willing to let giants get the better of her. Find out what happens when she strikes out on her own in this hilarious story, based on classic folktales but with some wonderful twists. Brosnan?s illustrations are every bit as much fun as the outrageous story that Jones spins.?
– The Globe and Mail
– The Globe and Mail
Details
Dimensions:
70 Pages
10in * 8.5in * 0.25in
15gr
Published:
January 26, 2021
City of Publication:
Tors Cove
Country of Publication:
CA
Publisher:
ISBN:
9781927917299
Book Subjects:
Language:
eng
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