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I read this book for fun around the time it was first published, but revisited it this year as a read-aloud with my daughter. I love how Kate DiCamillo wove together a fairy tale that manages to be simultaneously classic and uniquely surprising. While each character fits a trope, they also are drawn with substance and personality beyond their stereotypes. The narrator's tendency to address the "Reader" directly and frequently makes the book a charming chapter-per-night bedtime read aloud, but the clever adventure ensures that it's nearly impossible to only read one chapter in a sitting!