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Clay Boy

by Mirra Ginsburg · 1993

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An insatiable boy made of clay devours everything in sight until a fiesty goat ruins his appetite. Vibrant paintings invigorate this retelling of a Russian folktale.

Genre
fairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of this
Themes
workworkMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisRussiaRussiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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