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Brock Cole's first picture book in nearly ten years Once there was an old man who ate so much his britches burst and his buttons popped one, two, three, into the fire. "Wife! Wife!" he cried. "We are undone! My britches have burst and my buttons are burnt, every one! After putting her husband to bed, the wife enlists the aid of her three daughters in replacing their father's buttons. The eldest promises to find a rich man who will give her buttons in exchange for her hand in marriage. The second daughter decides to join the army for the sake of the buttons on a soldier's uniform. And the youngest is going to run through the meadows with her apron held out before her, hoping to catch a few buttons falling from the sky. Which of these young ladies will succeed in restoring the family fortunes? The answer is the essential and satisfying stuff of fairy tales. Brock Cole's whimsical prose and pictures make this original story feel like a hundred-year-old classic.
| ISBN-13 | 9780374410131 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0374410135 |
| Weight | 0.15 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.25 x 0.25 x 10.00 In |
| List Price | $6.95 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Pages | 32 pages |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
| Published On | 2004-03-01 |
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