title: A Far-Fetched Story
author:  Karin Cates 
description: oor Grandmother keeps dispatching family members into the woods to gather enough firewood before the "long, hard winter" arrives, but instead of collecting wood, each person comes back with his or her clothes in tatters and a tale of a tussle with wild animals. Newcomer Cates follows a successful folktale formula to a T with a no-nonsense grandma and her catchy refrain. To each relative's cockamamy excuse the woman replies, "Well, that's a far-fetched story!. It's a pity but it can't be helped, and I'm afraid we'll have to burn your [garment] for firewood." Carpenter's (Fannie in the Kitchen) sprightly vintage-style watercolor-and-ink drawings conjure a faraway and long-ago setting where children freely roam the woods alone and toddlers can play safely in the yard unattended. Grandmother's facial expressions belie her patient responses. In an ingenious touch, Carpenter presents each family member's rendition of his or her animal encounter as a color transfer on white linen, embellished with machine stitching; it's a nice link to the story's conclusion, which features Grandmother working magic with a needle to keep her family warm through the winter. Ages 5-up. </P><P>Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.</P>
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  L.O.S.T. BOOK 1
  KARIN TABKE
  
  CROSSED
  L ast O ption Special T eam, B ook O ne
  ISBN 978-0-996 3 84 3 -4 -6
  Published by Karin Tabke, LLC
  Copyright ©  2018 Karin Tabke
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  Cover Art Design ©  2018 by Croco Designs
  This book is a work of fiction. This work was formerly published as ENEMY
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  CONTENTS
  The L.O.S.T.
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Chap