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Book

The tale of the tiger slippers

Author

Jan Brett

Call Number

  • JE FAVORITE BRET (CEN, OSH)

Publication Information

New York, NY : G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2019]

Physical Description

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm

Summary

A retelling of a folktale about how a pair of magical slippers always find their way back to the tiger whose mother made them for him.

Set in India, this gorgeous reimagining of the classic Middle Eastern folk tale "Abu Kassem's Slippers" features a poor tiger cub who is a very hard worker. His mother weaves him slippers to protect his feet from stones and thorns, and they allowed him to prosper--first making bricks, then building houses, and eventually becoming very wealthy. He continues to wear them until someone questions why such a prominent person would wear such worn shoes. Feeling embarrassed, Tiger tries to get rid of the slippers, but fate keeps bringing them back. -- amazon.com

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