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Edelson's artwork is filled with marvelously-alive characters who almost step from the pages.\" -- Ilene Cooper, Booklist, Sept. 15, 1995\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A lush new version of a traditional tale. . . . Well-chosen words and a nicely-paced text that begs to be told aloud. 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Not illustrated \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of \"The Baker's Dozen,\" \"The Sea King's Daughter,\" \"Lady White Snake,\" and many more children's books. His stories have appeared often in Cricket magazine, while his Web site is known internationally as a prime resource for folktales, storytelling, and reader's theater. 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