Can't Catch Me and Other Twice-Told Tales
Rekindling the excitement of adored childhood stories, this award-winning author uses unexpected points of view to deftly twist the themes of classic folktales. From the unrepentent Gingerbread Man and his tirades against overprotective parents, meddlesome neighbors, and untrustworthy foxes, to the giant's wife who simply wants Jack out of the picture so that she and her mate may continue collaborating on poetry, these ironic tales introduce complex, emotional topics within a familiar context. This sophisticated collection of rearranged myths features six previously unpublished works.
Contents:
- Bear It Away
- Can't Catch Me
- Hungry
- Mrs. Big: "Jack and the Beanstalk" Retold
- Give Him the Eye
- Medusa
- P-Bird
- Or Be to Not
- Ella and the Canary Prince
- Toad-Rich
- The Flounder's Kiss
- Bite the Hand
- Daphne
- Naked Little Men
- Elf Trap
- Together Again
- Arrival
- Gravity
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Michael Cadnum
Michael Cadnum (born 1949) is an American poet and novelist. He has written more than thirty books for adults, teens and children. He is best known for his adult suspense fiction, and young adult fiction based on myths, legends, and historical figures.
Cadnum attended both University of California at Berkeley, and San Francisco State University. He earned a National Endowment of the Arts fellowship for his poetry.
He currently lives in Albany, California.
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