The Sweetest Fig
by Chris Van Allsburg
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VAN ALLSBURG, Chris. The Sweetest Fig. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. 4to, [32]pp. Black quarter-cloth stamped in gold with decoratively blind-stamped purple boards. Mustard endpapers; color illustrations on every page. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author, two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Van Allsburg.
First edition. Monsieur Bibot is a cold-hearted dentist. When an old woman pays him with two figs which she claims will make his dreams come true, he doesn't believe her and throws her out. However, the day after eating one of the figs, he discovers that she had told the truth B his dreams did come true! Filled with greedy hopes for money and power, Monsieur Bibot makes plans for how he will use the remaining fig, only to get his comeuppance from the last place he expected B his long-suffering dog!
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"These figs are very special," the woman whispered. "They can make your dreams come true." -- Thus Monsieur Bibot, the cold-hearted dentist, was given two ordinary-looking figs as payment for extracting a tooth from an old woman's mouth. Monsieur Bibot refused to believe such nonsense and proceeded to eat one of the figs for a bedtime snack. Although it was possibly the finest, sweetest fig he had ever tasted, it wasn't until the next morning that Monsieur Bibot realized it indeed had the power to make his dreams come true. While dragging his poor dog, Marcel, out for his walk, he discovered that his strange dream from the night before was becoming all too real. Determined to make good use of the second fig, Monsieur Bibot learns to control is dreams. But can he control Marcel? Once again Chris Van Allsburg explores the mysterious territory between fantasy and reality in an uncanny tale that will intrigue readers of all ages.
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- Title
- The Sweetest Fig
- Author
- Chris Van Allsburg
- Illustrator
- Chris Van Allsburg
- Format/Binding
- Black quarter-cloth stamped in gold with decoratively blind-stamped purple boards
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- [32]pp
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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