The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine

Name: The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
Brand: Random House Children's Books
SKU: 9780553523225-V
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By Stead, Philip C

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New York Times Bestseller! A never-before-published, previously unfinished Mark Twain children’s story is brought to life by Philip and Erin Stead, creators of the Caldecott Medal-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee. In a hotel in Paris one evening in 1879, Mark Twain sat with his young daughters, who begged their father for a story. Twain began telling them the tale of Johnny, a poor boy in possession of some magical seeds. Later, Twain would jot down some rough notes about the story, but the tale was left unfinished . . . until now. Plucked from the Mark Twain archive at the University of California at Berkeley, Twain’s notes now form the foundation of a fairy tale picked up over a century later. With only Twain’s fragmentary script and a story that stops partway as his guide, author Philip Stead has written a tale that imagines what might have been if Twain had fully realized this work. Johnny, forlorn and alone except for his pet chicken, meets a kind woman who gives him seeds that change his fortune, allowing him to speak with animals and sending him on a quest to rescue a stolen prince. In the face of a bullying tyrant king, Johnny and his animal friends come to understand that generosity, empathy, and quiet courage are gifts more precious in this world than power and gold. Illuminated by Erin Stead’s graceful, humorous, and achingly poignant artwork, this is a story that reaches through time and brings us a new book from America’s most legendary writer, envisioned by two of today’s most important names in children’s literature. A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Product details

Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 160
Release Date:: 2017-09-26
Publication Date:: 2017-09-26
Publisher:: Random House Children's Books
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0553523228
ISBN13:: 9780553523225
Minimum Reading Age:: 8
Maximum Reading Age:: 12
Weight:: 855 g
Height:: 210 cm
Width:: 287 cm
Thickness:: 25 cm

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