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 The Butterfly Ball and The Grasshopper's Feast

Hardcover • 1973 • English

The Butterfly Ball and The Grasshopper's Feast

By William Plomer, Alan Aldridge

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About the book

The gadfly, dormouse, mole, hare, and other creatures prepare for the elegant, glittering Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper Feast. The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast is a poem by William Roscoe, written in 1802, and telling the story of a party for insects and other small animals. The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast is also the title of a 1973 picture book by Alan Aldridge and William Plomer, loosely based on the poem. This greatly expanded and altered the original work, ...Show more

Poetry
Classic and pre-20th century poetry
Poetry by individual poets

Book details

Published year

1973

Language

English

Original title

The Butterfly Ball and The Grasshopper's Feast

Format

Hardcover

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