About this title: Oh what a pity, what a pity pity pity! With this refrain, the old woman in the vinegar bottle complains until she gets a cottage ... then a row house ... then a mansion ... How far will she move up before she's satisfied? Storyteller and children's librarian Margaret Read MacDonald pairs a whiny old woman with a no-nonsense fairy in a comical tale of ever-expanding greed and its natural result. Nancy Dunaway Fowlkes's expansive India ink and watercolor illustrations capture MacDonald's high-spirited rendering of this old British fairy tale.
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: August House
Date Published: 1997-02-25
ISBN-13:9780874837230ISBN:0874837235
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: August House
Date Published: 1997-02-25
ISBN-13:9780874837230ISBN:0874837235
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Description: Good. 0874834155 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. 0874834155 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. 0874834155 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: August House Publishers
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780874834154ISBN:0874834155
Description: Fowlkes, Nancy Dunaway. New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Picture book. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: August House Little Folk
Date Published: 1995-09-01
ISBN-13:9780874834154ISBN:0874834155
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780874834154. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: August House
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780874834154ISBN:0874834155
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Natl Book Network
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780874837230ISBN:0874837235
Description: New. Oh what a pity, what a pity pity pity! With this refrain, the old woman in the vinegar bottle complains until she gets a cottage...then a row house...then a mansion...How far will she move up before she's satisfied? Storyteller and children's l... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: August House Publishers, Incorporated, Little Rock, AR, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780874834154ISBN:0874834155
Description: Fowlkes, Nancy D. (illustrator) Very Good in Very Good jacket. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: August House Publishers
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780874834154ISBN:0874834155
Description: Fowlkes, Nancy Dunaway. Very good in good dust jacket. Some shelfwear, otherwise a good solid copy. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: AUGUST HOUSE PUB INC
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780874834154ISBN:0874834155
Description: New. Oh what a pity, what a pity pity pity! With this refrain, the old woman in the vinegar bottle complains until she gets a cottage...then a row house...then a mansion...How far will she move up before she's satisfied? Storyteller and children's l... read more
"This is a very different version of the fairy tale told by Rumer Godden about an old woman who lives in a vinegar bottle. In this version, it is a fairy rather than a fish who offers the woman better and better gifts, until she finally asks for too much and is returned to her former condition.
While many of the plot elements are similar, this one is clearly intended for younger readers; there is some verbal repetition ("What a pity, pity, pity") as opposed to the more lyrical style in Godden. The artwork is brash and colorful, and the moral lesson is much less subtle. If Godden's version didn't exist this one might make a good library checkout, but I'm afraid it might spoil readers for Godden's most excellent story."
"I didnt go out looking for this book--this book found me...it must have been a gift from the universe. Its about an old woman who lives in a vinegar bottle but wishes that she had more. A generous fairy overhears her plight and decides to lend a hand. On more than one occasion the fairy gives the old woman exactly what she wants but the old woman quickly grows tired of her new homes and wants more. The fairy gives her more and more but the old woman cannot be satisfied. Fed up with it the fairy sends her back to the vinegar bottle. This is a great story accompanied by fantastic illustrations!"
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