The Good Little Devil and Other Tales

Authors: Gripari, Pierre
Publisher: Steerforth Press
BISAC/Subject: JUV038000, JUV012030
ISBN: 9781782690382, Related ISBNs: 1782690085, 1782690387, 9781782690085, 9781782690382
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 300,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis: Absurd fairy tales, very sensibly told

There once was a good little devil - did you read that right? Yes you did: not a wicked little devil but a good one, and boy, was he in a fix!

Instead of doing bad things like forgetting his homework and playing tricks on his teachers, this little devil kept trying to be good. He did all his homework - and sometimes enjoyed it! He was never rude and he even encouraged sinners to say sorry. His parents were at their wits' end. So the little devil struck out on his own.

On his quest to learn to be good, our little devil meets all kinds of people, from priests to police and from the Pope in Rome to Little Jesus himself. But will the angels let a little red devil with black horns into Heaven?

In these thirteen tales, clever young people find nifty ways to overcome greedy kings, wicked witches, unlucky spells and even silly names. And there's a big dash of magic to help them on the way!
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