This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.

Copyright © 2012 by Shirley Hughes
Cover illustration copyright © 2012 by Michael Crampton; inspired by an original illustration by Shirley Hughes

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First U.S. electronic edition 2013

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2012943650
ISBN 978-0-7636-6037-6 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-7636-6359-9 (electronic)

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