Leaping Beauty

(Paperback)

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Who better to wreak havoc with eight beloved fairy tales than Gregory Maguire, the best-selling author of the adult novel Wicked and the hilarious Hamlet Chronicles series for younger readers

These twisted tales get even better in paperbackan all-new Extras section includes a newspaper and Maguires own recommendations for more fairy-tale fun!

EXTRAS: These twisted tales get even better in paperbackan all-new Extras section includes a newspaper and Maguires own recommendations for more fairy-tale fun!

Reviews

" ... eight deeply and profoundly silly stories....Puns, literary and political references, wordplay, and sly wisdom abound....Dizzylingly funny." -- Kirkus Reviews *starred review*

"Here are amusing retellings of eight familiar fairy tales with the characters as animals, ... " -- New York Times Book Review

" ... a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophsticated readers." -- ALA Booklist

Author Bio

Gregory Maguire is theNew York Timesbestselling author ofConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror Mirror;and the Wicked Years, a series that includesWicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men,andOut of Oz. Now a beloved classic,Wickedis the basis for a blockbuster Tony Awardwinning Broadway musical. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.