Jan Andrews When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew

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In these three imaginative stories, Jan Andrews introduces us to Quebecs traditional folktale hero, Ti-Jean. Hes an endearing character who is both wise and foolish, and though he does find himself in hard situations (often of his own making), in the end, he somehow manages to do what needs to be done. In Ti-Jean and the Princess of Tomboso he eventually outwits a greedy princess; in Ti-Jean the Marble Player he gets the best of a pint-sized scoundrel; and in How Ti-Jean Became a Fiddler he turns the tables on a too-clever-for-her-own-good seigneurs daughter, and finds true love in the process.Jan Andrews simple, no-nonsense text and Duan Petricics sly and witty illustrations bring contemporary energy to the traditional folktale genre. Theres nothing old fashioned about these New World tales, which are funny, witty and wise at the same time.