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The Beast of Monsieur Racine

by Tomi Ungerer · 1971

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Determined to catch the thief of his prize pears, a retired tax collector sets a trap in his garden and captures a beast unknown to modern science.

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childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
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childrenspicture books

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