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John Warren Stewig
Marshall Cavendish
Patricia Wittmann
Hardcover
9 x 10 1/4 inches
30
0-7614-5066-1
2000, First Printing
5 - 8
3
$15.95
$9.99
Why a Girl, ages 5 - 8 Will Enjoy Clever Gretchen
In Clever Gretchen by John Warren Stewig, the author spins a common fairy tale of a poor but honest and brave boy seeking to marry a girl of nobility. In this case a poor farmer wants to marry Gretchen, the mayor's daughter. Girls will particularly enjoy this story because it is Gretchen's cleverness that creates the "happily-ever-after" ending.
Synopsis
Hans, a poor farmer, makes a deal with a dwarf in order to win Gretchen, the mayor's daughter. When the dwarf seeks to claim his prize, Gretchen outwits him and secures happiness for Hans and her.
Description
Clever Gretchen is thirty pages of text and brightly-colored watercolors by Patricia Wittmann. it is best read by an early reader, ages 5 - 8. Or, it lends itself well to reading aloud. The story is a good blend of make-believe fairy tale and a moral story.
