By: David LaRochelle Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Format: Bargain Price Label: Arthur A. Levine Books Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 40 Publication Date: January 01, 2007 Reading Level: Ages 4-8
"...And they lived happily ever after." So begins David LaRochelle and Richard Egielski's wacky original fairy tale THE END, which traces the courtship and marriage of a handsome knight and a beautiful princess . . . backwards! Before we reach the beginning, we meet a temperamental giant, a beleaguered cook, a dragon who's scared of bunny rabbits, an oversized tomato, and an impish figure on a flying pig who just might be the cause of all the madness. It's a conventionally perfect and perfectly unconventional take on the fairy tale - guaranteed to convert the Grimmest reader to giggles.
Fun Storybook A backwards fairy tale--begins with "the end" and begins with "once upon a time." We checked out this book from our local library, and we read it so often my grandson memorized the story. I bought him his own copy for his 4th birthday.
Stories for Children Book Review What a fun book this was to read! A "backwards" fairy tale! Award-winning Minnesota author, David LaRochelle, started at the end of his fairy tale and it became the beginning of the book. Quite frankly, I was skeptical if this idea would actually work. But it does work, and it even flows extremely well. It's also quite an interesting story to read if you are looking for a really good fairy tale that's packed with an excellent storyline and really fun illustrations.
We have a princess, a knight, lemonade, a dragon, a hungry giant, a flying teacup, a huge tomato, and the cutest bunnies you ever saw (the bunnies are on almost every page) and even a blue-colored, flying pig!
This is a must-read fun fairy tale for you - from the beginning, which is really the end, to the end, which is really the beginning! Confused? Don't worry - you won't be. This book is really slick!
Caldecott Medal winner Richard Egielski did an outstanding job of illustrating this delightful fairytale with his humorous touch. (Note the funny faces on all the trees!) David La Rochelle's magic mind and way with words created this terrific story. On the back flap of the book, David reassures his young readers that he has never been afraid of bunny rabbits, but... he is concerned about any tomatoes that are taller than he is, and...David is very tall. Richard says that he enjoys a cold lemonade on a hot day (much like the princess in the story perhaps).
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