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Modarressi, Mitra

Monster Stew

48 pp. | DK Ink | September, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-7894-2517-3 $$15.95
(3) K-3 Witty retellings of three well-known tales feature good-natured monsters as the main characters. In "Peas," the prince's parents approve his choice for a wife after she slumbers soundly despite the hidden mattress pea. In "Beans," the giant, stranded by a felled beanstalk, finds a permanent, loving home with Jack and his mother. In "Monster Stew," Hansel and Gretel literally eat the witch out of house and home. Watercolors in muted tones suit these mild monsters and extend the stories' humor.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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