A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears

by Jules Feiffer

On Sale: 03/07/1998

A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears

by Jules Feiffer

illustrated by Jules Feiffer

On Sale: 03/07/1998

Format:

New York Public Library's “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing”

About the Book

‘Prince Roger sets out eagerly on a quest and finds a few adventures, a lot of friends, a damsel or two in distress (not!) and himself, in the end. A ‘carrier of joy’ whose mere presence causes everyone to laugh uncontrollably, Roger finds cruelty and kindness equally amusing, and expects his quest to be a lark. It’s anything but: As Roger passes through the Forever Forest, nearly starves at the Dastardly Divide, sees people at their worst in the Valley of Vengeance, and temporarily despairs in the Mountains of Malice, he sobers up, learns to care for others, becomes an expert peacemaker, does Good Deeds, and falls in love with Lady Sadie, who says what she thinks as she repeatedly saves his bacon.’—K. ‘Feiffer’s worldly-wise, confiding tone and sense of the absurd are highly congenial, and the drawings are a vintage Feiffer delight.’—Publishers Weekly.

100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1995 (NY Public Library)

Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780062059260
  • ISBN 10: 0062059262
  • Imprint: HarperCollins
  • On Sale: 03/07/1998
  • Pages: 192
  • List Price:18.50 CAD
  • Ages: 8 to 12
  • BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
  • BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women
  • BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Ancient Civilizations
  • BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Art & Architecture
  • BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Middle East
  • BISAC6 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe
  • BISAC7 : JUVENILE FICTION / Royalty
  • BISAC8 : JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
  • BISAC9 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Medieval
  • BISAC10 : JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men

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