The king of the hummingbirds, and other tales
By: John Gardner ; illustrated by Michael Sporn.
Contributors: Sporn, Michael.
Publisher: Knopf : distributed by Random House
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 58
Subjects: Fairy tales.; Fairy tales.
Description: Four fairy tales featuring a stupid coppersmith's son, a witch unhappy in her profession, a gnome with power to change things, and a fat, bespectacled Jewish boy who hopes to marry a princess.
Table of contents: title: The King of the hummingbirds.; title: The witch's wish.; title: The pear tree.; title: The gnome and the dragons.