The End

About this book

"Once upon a time" takes on a whole new meaning in David LaRochelles hilarious backwards collaboration with Caldecott winner Richard Egielski. "...And they lived happily ever after." So begins David LaRochelle and Richard Egielskis wacky original fairy tale THE END which traces the courtship of a handsome knight and a beautiful princess . . . backwards! Before you reach the beginning youll meet a temperamental giant a beleaguered cook a dragon whos scared of bunny rabbits an oversized tomato and an impish figure on a flying pig who just might be the cause of all the madness. Its a conventionally perfect and perfectly unconventional take on the fairy tale -- guaranteed to convert the Grimmest reader to giggles.