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It's Not About The Pumpkin!
Written by Veronika Martenova Charles
Illustrated by David Parkins

Three friends share stories that all remind them of the story of Cinderella...

Read an excerpt...

 

• 2011 Aesop Awards, Accolade Award Winner

American Folklore Society, Aesop Award Committee
"Perhaps the best aspect of the series is that it includes folklore in the repertoire of first literature available to young readers. As children grow and mature they will find that folk and fairy tales form the base of much of the body of literature they will be reading."

Canadian Children's Book News
“Bravo to Veronika Martenova Charles and David Parkins for another fine series!"

CM Magazine
"It's Not About The Pumpkin is a good selection for children beginning to read chapter books, and it ouwld also be a good choice for a classroom comparison of the Cinderella theme. Highly Recommended ****/4"

SurLaLune Fairy Tales Blog
"these are great books for beginning readers. There are several easy reader fairy tale titles around, but few that range beyond the most familiar European texts we know in North America. These titles provide those tales with some comparisons to other cultures."

Library Thing Early Reviewers
"...this series would have great potential for teaching children stories that might be outside their standard fairy tales"
"a great little chapterbook perfect for reluctant readers"

 

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Excerpted from It's Not About The Pumpkin! by Veronika Martenova Charles. Copyright © 2010 by Veronika Martenova Charles. Excerpted by permission of Tundra Books. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

 
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published by Tundra Books

Cover artwork used with permission.
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