Merchant of Marvels and the Peddler of Dreams

Frederick Knick-Knack, the Peddler of Dreams, has a dilemma. What to give his marvelous friend, the Merchant of Marvels, on her birthday? The Merchant of Marvels surely cannot want for much. So Frederick must tempt her with every imaginable delight: elephants as small as specks of sand, an eyelash stole from the Queen of Sheba, a sliver of the splinter that pricked Sleeping Beauty, the tear liqueur of the King of Crocodiles -- but nothing will suffice. Until, at last, Frederick alights upon what he comes to realize is the perfect gift -- the gift that is the ultimate expression of his love. Originally pub. in France, this exquisitely illustrated tale won the coveted grand prize for ¿Best Illustrated Book¿ at the Bologna Book Fair in 1995. This is a beautiful new edition.Clement, Frederic is the author of 'Merchant of Marvels and the Peddler of Dreams', published 2008 under ISBN 9781422392706 and ISBN 1422392708.