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The loathsome dragon

A wicked queen casts a spell over her beautiful stepdaughter, turning her into a loathsome dragon until such time as her wandering brother shall return and kiss her three times.

Main Author: Wiesner, David.
Other Authors: Kahng, Kim.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, c2005.
Subjects:
Fairy tales > Juvenile fiction.
Folklore > England > Juvenile nonfiction.
Dragons > Folklore > Juvenile nonfiction.
Summary: A wicked queen casts a spell over her beautiful stepdaughter, turning her into a loathsome dragon until such time as her wandering brother shall return and kiss her three times.
Item Description: "This story was retold by British folklorist Joseph Jacobs in 'English Fairy Tales,' 1890, as 'The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh'...based on an eighteenth-century ballad"--Copyright p.
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0618543597
Author Notes: American children's book author and illustrator David Wiesner was born in Bridgewater, New Jersey on February 5, 1956. He graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design. Known for his imaginative work, Wiesner is particularly celebrated for using wordless storytelling in his picture books. His latest picture book is about two artists; it is entitled, Art & Max.

"Sector 7" and "Free Fall" are Caldecott Honor Books, while Wiesner won the prestigious Caldecott Medal for "Tuesday" (1992), "The Three Pigs" (2002), and "Flotsam" (2007). Wiesner is only the second person to have won this award three times.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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