Too-Nice is sent by her sisters to fetch one of the witch Baba Yaga's jewelled toads. But Baba Yaga sets her some impossible tasks: if if she fails, she's done for. But in her pocket is a wise doll and with her advice, Too-Nice returns with a toad but the sisters don't get what they expected.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Ruth Brown has created a great many picture books for Andersen Press and is highly respected as an author and illustrator. She is married to artist Ken Brown and they have two grown-up sons and 1 grandson. Hiawyn Oram is a highly respected, award-winning children's author. With over 60 books publsihed to date, she has also worked on children's television series and musicals.