The Magpie's Tail: A Swedish Graphic Folktale

by Stephanie True Peters, Antonella Fant (Illustrator)

Overview

In this Swedish folktale, a young boy longs for all the nice things other children have. An old woman tells the boy a secret for granting his wishes: sprinkling salt on a magpie’s tail. But, before the magpie will grant the boy’s wish, the bird has some strange requests of his own. With clever text and easy-to-follow panels, Discover Graphics: Global Folktales are perfect for even the newest graphic novel fans!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666341010
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/08/2022
Series:	Discover Graphics: Global Folktales
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	965,777
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	GN490L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Stephanie True Peters is a freelance children’s book writer with a diverse portfolio of published works featuring princesses and swamp monsters, inspirational men and heroic dogs, sports of all sorts and Greek mythology. An avid reader, workout enthusiast, animal lover, and a firm believer that our words and actions matter, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her children, Jackson and Chloe. She lives in Mansfield, Massachusetts, with her husband Dan.

Antonella was born in Cordoba, Argentina, in 1992. She has been a graphic designer since 2014 and is a self-taught illustrator. She enjoys thinking and drawing as children would and illustrating for them. She loves candy, anything that’s fluffy colorful, teddies, strawberries, cupcakes, pink donuts, and especially bunnies.

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