num_pages: 32
description: Long ago in the days when there were still ogres in the world a little boy named Satsu went out to play with his best friends a puppy and a fox cub. But Satsu wandered too near the edge of the forest where a horrible ogre snatched him up. The ogre wanted to eat him for supper but Satsu traded his silver charm for his life. Without his charm however he grew ill and weak.Now the puppy and the fox cub must save their friend and master. With the help of a little mouse and a little magic they trick the ogre and return the lucky silver charm. Everyoneincluding the animalscelebrates with an enormous feast.
language: English
title: The Silver Charm
publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers