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The beautiful butterfly : a folktale from Spain / retold by Judy Sierra ; illustrated by Victoria Chess.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Clarion Books, 2000.Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0395900158
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.2/0946/045789 E 21
LOC classification:
  • PZ8.1.S573 Bg 2000
Summary: After choosing a husband for his sweet singing voice, a beautiful butterfly mourns the fact that he is swallowed by a fish, until a king in his underwear reunites the two.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.20946 S572 Available 33111003489040
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A beautiful butterfly is courted by many suitors. She finally finds a husband who has a singing voice soft and sweet enough to please her, but no sooner does the honeymoon begin than he is swallowed by a giant fish! All of nature joins her in mourning, setting off a comical chain of events that results in a second chance for the beautiful butterfly and her devoted husband. Enchantingly original depictions of the beautiful butterfly and her friends and an inventive happy ending reveal the sweetness and humor of this enduring Spanish folktale. FOLKLORE NOTE.

After choosing a husband for his sweet singing voice, a beautiful butterfly mourns the fact that he is swallowed by a fish, until a king in his underwear reunites the two.

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