This Grimm's folktale gets a modern twist with a heroine seamstress in place of the traditional tailor. After accidentally killing 7 flies with a flick of a towel this confident seamstress goes out to show the world her bravery. With quick-thinking, she outwits three giants, a unicorn, a wild boar, and finally the king - and 99 of his knights. The 100th knight? You'll have to read to the end to find out!
Similar books: Lucy Dove, by Janice Del Negro;
The Brave Little Tailor, by Eric Blair;
Seven at One Blow, by Eric Kimmel; and
Kate & the Beanstalk; Sleeping Bobby, both by Osborne and Giselle Potter.
Date read: 7/20/2009
ISBN-10: 0689844867
ISBN-13: 9780689844867