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Mr. Zinger's Hat

by Cary Fagan · 2012

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Cary Fagan is the award-winning author of several young adult novels and picture books. This wonderful new story is about stories, and story-telling, and is sure to enchant and instruct children at home and at school for years to come.

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This is the story of a bored little boy, who meets a man, and together they build a story. This story within a story is charming and changes both their lives... and quite possibly the readers as well.

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Setting
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Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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