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Issue: Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies #[nn]
Publication Date: January 2000
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagHarperCollins
Brand:
Indicia Publisher:
On Sale Date: 2000
Volume: none
Pages: 74
ISBN: 0060286245
UPC/EAN:
Price: $29.95 CAD
$19.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 21 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Children's book which utilizes children's illustrators and underground comic artists to give new spins on traditional fairy tales in a comic book format.

First of the Little Lit series edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly. It includes two board games.

Followed by Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies (HarperCollins, 2000 series) #[nn] and Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night (HarperCollins, 2003 series) #[nn].
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: 24 cm x 32.5 cm
Paper Stock:  
Binding: hardcover
Publishing Format: one-shot
Format Notes:  
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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets0
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Fairy Tale Road Rage

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Interior front and back covers and their facing endpapers form a board game complete with cut out pieces and counters to punch out to play a game of story creation.
Title, Credits and Index Pages

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
various
various
various
typeset
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Prince Rooster: A Hasidic Parable

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
A king tries to find a cure for his son who believes himself to be a rooster.
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as Prince Rooster [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJewish Comix Anthology #[1] published July 2014
as Prince Rooster [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Humpty Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Egg lovers Myron and Ethel Orbly try to figure out how to put Humpty Dumpty together again.
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as Humpty Trouble [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
A Knight to Remember

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A memory game.
The Sleeping Beauty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Prince charming's mother who is of ogre ancestry tries to eat her daughter-in-law and grandchildren while her son is away.
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as The Sleeping Beauty [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
The Leafless Tree: After an Old Dutch Folktale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
A fairy sends a poor man out to stand on a bridge in Amsterdam where she promises that he will make his fortune.
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as The Leafless Tree [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
What's Wrong with This Picture?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Fisherman and the Sea Princess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
A young fisherman saves a turtle's life and as a reward is taken to visit the Sea King. Falling in love with the king's daughter, the fisherman remains for three years before deciding to return to visit his family, but when he reaches land again, he finds that 300 years have passed.
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as The Fisherman and the Sea Princess [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Two Hunchbacks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Two hunchbacks try to devise a way to get rid of their hideous humps with the help of three singing grandmothers.
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as The Two Hunchbacks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
The Gingerbread Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
The Gingerbread Man can outrun everyone, but can he outfox a fox?
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as The Gingerbread Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFairy Tale Parade #6 published May 1943
was The Gingerbread Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Title page for the story reprints the full cover for Fairy Tale Parade #6 as well as partial covers for 10 other issues from the series.
The Baker's Daughter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
A stingy baker's daughter is taught a serious lesson in kindness.
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as The Baker's Daughter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Can You Find the Twins?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A matching game.
Jack and His Mom and the Beanstalk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Jack
Jack defeats a giant living on a magic beanstalk to win his family's fortune back.
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as Jack and His Mom and the Beanstalk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Spookyland

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as Spookyland [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Find the hidden items in the picture.
The Enchanted Pumpkin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as The Enchanted Pumpkin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Hungry Horse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
A farmer mistreats a magic horse he buys from a witch and this cruelty ends up being his downfall.
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as The Hungry Horse [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
The Princess and the Pea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
A choosy prince tries to settle on the perfect bride.
Reprinting
FlagBig Fat Little Lit #[nn] published January 2006
as The Princess and the Pea [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Contributor Notes

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
biography, childrens, fantasy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Short biographies of the contributors.
Fairy Tale Road Rage

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, fantasy
Rusty Brown; Chalky White; Grandma / Beautiful Princess; Handsome Young Frog; The Wolf
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
A continuation of the board game from the front of the book.

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