CELC
JEFIC W
Wangerin
Personal author:
Wangerin, Walter Jr.
Title:
Thistle / by Walter Wangerin, Jr. Illustrated by Byrna Waldman
Publication info:
Minneapolis MN: Augsburg Fortress, c1995
Physical description:
32 p. : col. illus.
Summary:
Thistle’s hardworking father has a big appetite, but one day he comes across the potato monster, Pudge, who has an even bigger one. Pudge eats every member of the family except Thistle, who is left alone to weep and mourn her loss.
Of all the potato farmer’s children, only gentle Thistle can stop the terrible potato monster from destroying them.
Subject term:
Fairy tales—Juvenile fiction.
ISBN:
0806628375
Tags:
children, fairy tale, loss, monster, potatoes
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