{"product_id":"2940157240578","title":"American Fairy Tales: With 4 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.","description":"This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete first edition volume. These stories feature good humor, and are often tongue-in-cheek. While perfectly appropriate for children, they were clearly written with adults in mind, and can be enjoyed by such.\u003cbr\u003eTwo of the stories, \"The Enchanted Types\" and \"The Dummy That Lived,\" employ knooks and ryls, the fairies that Baum would use in The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus the next year, 1902. \"The Dummy That Lived\" depends upon the idea of a department-store mannequin brought to life, an early expression of an idea that would be re-used by many later writers in television and films.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twelve stories were published in this order in the first edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE BOX OF ROBBERS\u003cbr\u003eTHE GLASS DOG\u003cbr\u003eTHE QUEEN OF QUOK\u003cbr\u003eTHE GIRL WHO OWNED A BEAR\u003cbr\u003eTHE ENCHANTED TYPES\u003cbr\u003eTHE LAUGHING HIPPOPOTAMUS\u003cbr\u003eTHE MAGIC BON BONS\u003cbr\u003eTHE CAPTURE OF FATHER TIME\u003cbr\u003eTHE WONDERFUL PUMP\u003cbr\u003eTHE DUMMY THAT LIVED\u003cbr\u003eTHE KING OF THE POLAR BEARS\u003cbr\u003eTHE MANDARIN AND THE BUTTERFLY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighlights of this edition are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• 4 illustrations and photos.\u003cbr\u003e• A free web link to the full-length audio recording of the book – to either listen to online, or download.\u003cbr\u003e• It is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your nook reader.\u003cbr\u003e• An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every chapter accessible from the nook \"go to\" feature.\u003cbr\u003e• Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with nook's Text-to-Speech features.\u003cbr\u003e• Plus, about the Author section.\u003cbr\u003e• 164 pages (in the nook format) for a very low price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is unabridged and appears as it was first intended. First published in 1901.","brand":"Fugu-Fish Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180890308848,"sku":"2940157240578","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157240578_p0.jpg?v=1764094134","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157240578","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}