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Toads and Diamonds
By Bender, Robert & Perrault, Charles
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52567-509-9
- Publisher
- New York : Lodestar Books, c1995.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1995
PreS-Gr 3 Striking illustrations highlight this retelling of Perrault's "The Fairies." Asphalta is a "nasty widow" with a daughter, Bleacha, who is just as awful. Merth, Bleacha's kind sister, does all the work. While fetching water, she stops to help a three-headed troll, and she is handsomely rewarded: every time the girl sings, jewels spring from her mouth. When Asphalta learns of this, she sends her other daughter out to the well, but the rude gir...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
