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Clever Gretchen
By Stewig, John W. & Wittmann, Patricia
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76145-066-5
- Publisher
- New York : Marshall Cavendish, c2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2000
Gr 1-5 Striking a bargain with a stranger, a poor young man is able to win the hand of the mayor's daughter; seven years later, Gretchen's cleverness allows her and her husband to best the odd little man. Familiar to many readers as the title tale in Alison Lurie's Clever Gretchen and Other Forgotten Folktales (Crowell, 1980; o.p.), this picture-book version is retold with gentle humor and original phrases. Hans is described as "content to let life go by as it would" rather than "simple." The...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
