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" The sweetest fig / "
Chris van Allsburg.
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BL
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874551
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Van Allsburg, Chris
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| Title & Author
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The sweetest fig /\ Chris van Allsburg.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Houghton Mifflin,, 1993.
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29 unnumbered pages :: color illustrations ;; 29 cm
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| ISBN
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0329044710
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: 0395673461
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: 0758737386
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: 9780329044718
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: 9780395673461
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: 9780758737380
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Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote; both were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012.
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| Abstract
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After being given two magical figs that make his dreams come true, Monsieur Bibot sees his plans for future wealth upset by his long-suffering dog.
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Dogs, Juvenile fiction.
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Dreams, Juvenile fiction.
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Magic, Juvenile fiction.
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Dogs, Fiction.
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Dreams, Fiction.
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Magic, Fiction.
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Dogs.
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Dreams-- Fiction.
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Magic.
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Dogs, Juvenile fiction.
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Dogs-- Fiction.
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Dogs.
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Dreams, Juvenile fiction.
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Dreams-- Fiction.
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Dreams.
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Fig-- Fiction.
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JUVENILE FICTION-- Animals-- Dogs.
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JUVENILE FICTION-- Bedtime Dreams.
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JUVENILE FICTION-- Fantasy Magic.
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Magic, Juvenile fiction.
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Magic-- Fiction.
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Magic.
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| Dewey Classification
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813.54
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[Fic]
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| LC Classification
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PZ7.V266Sw 1993
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PS3572.A41367S94 1993
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I712.85clc
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Houghton Mifflin Company,publisher.
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