The Three Sillies - Softcover

Steven Kellogg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 043927592X ISBN 13: 9780439275927

Publisher: Scholastic, 2001

Synopsis

Dedicated by the author to The wonderful Delaneys. This story is a retelling of Joseph Jacob's 1890 classic, English Fairy Tales. In his notes and references he gives credit to an earlier version from the journal Folk Lore that "was communicated by Miss C. Burne." He also mentions one that was "told in Essex at the beginning of the century," and another from the collection of the Brothers Grimm. This is a 1st Scholastic Paperback Edition.

About this title

About the Author:

Steven Kellogg has illustrated more than 90 picture books. Among his most recent awards are: the Regina Medal and the New England Book Award for humor in children's literature, and the New England Booksellers Award. About THE THREE SILLIES, Steven Kellogg says, "This is a story that mischievously illuminates human pomposity and folly. In both literature and life, a dash of humor provides perspective and delight. It was a pleasure to retell and illustrate this bizarre and insightful tale with its welcome invitation to laughter." Steven Kellogg lives in Essex, New York, and Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

From Publishers Weekly:

Inspired by a 19th-century fairy tale, this story features a gentleman who sets out to find three sillies even sillier than the family whose daughter he is courting. PW called it "a rollicking farce." Ages 4-8.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 043927592X
• ISBN 13: 9780439275927
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 34