Once in a land not too far from here and in a time not too long ago there lived a farmer and his wife...
So begins this unique retelling of the classic fairy tale, in which a farmer's daughter almost loses the chance to marry her true love, who is kept imprisoned in a kingdom "east of the sun and west of the moon."
Mercer Mayer's rich, vivid paintings are not simply illustrations, but glorious works of art that readers of all ages will treasure.
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