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The Elves and the Shoemaker


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No. of pages 12

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Great for age 0-1 years
This delightful tactile fairy tale is brought right up to date for very young children. This a simple retelling of the classic story is combined with bright illustrations and different textures on each page to promote sensory and language awareness in an enjoyable way. Additional text at the bottom of each spread offers more to talk about and a sense of anticipation as the story progresses.

 

There are 12 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Emma Dodd has illustrated many books for children, including MEOW SAID THE COW, WHAT PET TO GET? and the Dot and Dash series. She lives in Surrey, England, with her family. Ronne Randall has written and edited dozens of titles, for international publishers. Graham Howells has illustrated many children's books for publishers around the world.

This book contains the following story:

The Elves and the Shoemaker
In Grimms' The Elves and the Shoemaker a poor shoemaker has leather to make only one pair of shoes but many bills to pay. He cuts out the leather and leaves the shoes for sewing. The next morning the pieces have been transformed into an exquisite pair of shoes, so fine they sell for a fortune. This magic is repeated until he is quite wealthy. But his wife wishes to know where the beautiful shoes come from, and so the two stay up and spy. They discover that every night a band of elves visit and stitch the leather into gorgeous shoes. However the elves do not like to be seen, and having been discovered by the shoemaker never again return. But the shoemaker now has such a reputation that this is of no concern, as customers are plentiful and he is able to make a pretty good living on his own.

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