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This story is one of five original and enchanting fairy tales that make up this collection, beautifully illustrated with paintings and drawings, which Horn Book called “One of the outstanding children’s books of the season.”

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This story is one of five original and enchanting fairy tales that make up this collection, beautifully illustrated with paintings and drawings, which Horn Book called “One of the outstanding children’s books of the season.”

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Five fairy tales teach tolerance in The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans: And Other Stories (1991) by Valentine, illus. by Schmidt. "The Frog Prince" leaves his own wicked parents to live with his rescuer, Nicholas, and his family. In the title story, a duke decrees that all children must have one mother and one father; the kids, mocking this and other silly laws, reveal the duke's folly. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781555838478
  • Publisher: Alyson Books
  • Publication date: 5/1/2004
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 32
  • Product dimensions: 8.50 (w) x 11.00 (h) x 0.20 (d)

Meet the Author

Johnny Valentine is also the author of The Day they Put a Tax on Rainbows. He lives in Boston. Artist and illustrator Lynette Schmidt has more than 30 years of experience in sculpture, painting, costume design, and book illustration. She lives in Saint Pa
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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 26, 2008

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    These are charming, well-illustrated fairy-tale stories that introduce kids to gay, lesbian, etc. characters. My mother read them to my brothers and I.

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