An edition of Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue (1962)

Pierre

A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue

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An edition of Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue (1962)

Pierre

A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue

by

  • ★★★★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
  • 24 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 10 Have read

The story of Pierre, a little boy whose response to every question, sugeestion, or statement is always, "I don't care!" until an encounter with a lion changes his mind.

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Harper & Row
Language
English
Pages
48

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Subjects

Juvenile fiction, Conduct of life, Lions, Stories in rhyme, Emotions, Fiction, Children's fiction, Behavior, fiction, Wit and humor, Picture books, Lion, Ficción juvenil, Leones, Apathy, Spanish language materials, Toy and movable books, Lion, fiction, Boys, fiction

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Pierre: a cautionary tale in five chapters and a prologue
1992, Scholastic Inc.
in English
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Pierre: un conte très moral en 5 chapitres et un prologue
1979, L'École des loisirs
in French
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Pierre : A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue
November 28, 1962, Harper & Row
in English

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First Sentence

""What would you like to eat?""

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7276417M
ISBN 10
0060259655
ISBN 13
9780060259655
LibraryThing
80668
Goodreads
2852065

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OL2568876W

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One day his mother said when Pierre climbed out of bed, "Good morning, darling boy, you are my only joy."
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December 7, 2025 Edited by MARC Bot set source_records based on initial machine_comment
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