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Leaping Beauty
Leaping Beauty | Gregory Maguire
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Who better to wreak havoc with eight beloved fairytales than Gregory Maguire, the brilliantly funny author of the adult novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as of the hilarious middle–grade series, The Hamlet Chronicles. Zany animals of all species run through these fractured tales with alarming speed and dexterity. Who would have thought that Sleeping Beauty, that most regal of all fairy– tales, could be twisted into the story of a frog with a most unusual and promising dance career? Get ready to meet a gorilla queen and a psycho chimp, seven giant giraffes; and one very bad walrus.
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Kali
Leaping Beauty | Gregory Maguire
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Creative take on classic stories. Gregory Maguire makes these stories come alive again in a hilarious way.

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LibrarianRyan
Leaping Beauty | Gregory Maguire
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do not think there is much that Gregory Maguire can do wrong when he puts pen to paper. (Yes I have forgiven him for Lost). I really like it when he lets loose to write for children. Leaping beauty is a whole new take on fairy tales and fables. He takes stories you think you know and turns them on their head, or removes the humans in favor of animals. They are fantastic. Read them, listen to them, either way, guaranteed family fun.

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LibrarianRyan
Leaping Beauty | Gregory Maguire

I like being mean. It's fun!" I love this book. Finally found a book to make my morning commute interesting. 3rd times the charm.

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