The Duchess of Whimsy : an absolutely delicious fairy tale / Randall de Sève ; [illustrated by] Peter de Sève.
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TextPublication details: New York : Philomel Books, 2009.Description: [28] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN: - 0399250956
- 9780399250958
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | De Sève, Randall | Available | 33111006042291 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | De Sève, Randall | Available | 33111006175778 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The great New Yorker artist Peter de Seve teams up with the author of bestselling Toy Boat in a slightly outrageous fairy tale.
The Duchess of Whimsy is fancy and fussy--and definitely not ordinary--surrounding herself with wild friends, fabulous foods, and fancy dress. The Earl of Norm (ho hum) is completely ordinary, but he adores the Duchess. She ignores him, until the chef gets sick, and her friends have to make a super supper--which includes tracking down truffles, spinning sugar stars, and looking for quail eggs.
But the Earl is hungry! He sneaks off to an ordinary grilled cheese sandwich--and suddenly takes the Duchess's eye. Maybe there's something to simplicity after all. Maybe there's something to the Earl after all . . .
This deliciously told and illustrated love story by the remarkable de S#65533;ves shows how utterly charming and extraordinary a picture book can be.
The Duchess of Whimsy has absolutely no interest in the Earl of Norm until he makes a sandwich that causes her to look at him in an entirely different way.