{"product_id":"the-fairy-tale-book-of-t-a-young-9780998276816","title":"The Fairy Tale Book of Bifford C. Wellington","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirds become trees, and trees, birds; stars and old men change positions as easily as changing seats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the fantastical world of \u003cem\u003eThe Fairy Tale Book of Bifford C. Wellington, \u003c\/em\u003ea collection of stories from the elusive T. A. Young. The usual hierarchy of fairy tale characters is gone - all have their say, and we relish the words equally for their wisdom and silliness. But who is Bifford C. Wellington? Who really wrote these stories? Does it matter? We find out at the end of the book...or do we?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Among the tales: an aardvark has an accidental encounter with a seamstress, Horace the Frog heads west to find his story, and a critical snail offends The Number Three. Lyrical, profound, and very funny. llustrated by Theodore Gallmeyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Young, talking about these stories on \u003cem\u003eArt Speak, \u003c\/em\u003e said, \"They have lessons in them, the more hidden, the better: that mistakes can be good things, the imperfect can be better than perfect, and that sometimes stupidity is better than smartness.Ted's cover? We have our knight, our diner, ther greatest frog ever...it's the middle of nowhere and the center of everywhere. The \u003cem\u003eaxis mundi\u003c\/em\u003e. Perhaps our man Wellington is like the knight, the weary, endless world traveller who finds respite in a diner in the middle of the desert. Yes, he also appears in my second book, \u003cem\u003eElephant and Rabbit As Told By Skib Bricluster\u003c\/em\u003e...will there be a third book? Yup. It's a trilogy, so stay tuned.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. a. Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0998276812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998276816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 138 in Progress Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"T. a. Young","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013844250879,"sku":"9780998276816","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_923b8dea-51d0-496b-9f34-9f995c8ed1ff.jpg?v=1767745119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fairy-tale-book-of-t-a-young-9780998276816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}