A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears

Jules Feiffer / Author, Jules Feiffer / Illustrator HarperColl

An inordinately cheerful prince embarks on a quest for greater gravity. ""Feiffer's worldly-wise, confiding tone and sense of the absurd are highly congenial, and the drawings are a vintage Feiffer delight,"" said PW. All ages. (Apr.)

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