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Humpty Dumpty Lived Near a Wall
Humpty Dumpty Lived Near a Wall | Derek Hughes
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"Wickedly, subversively brilliant." - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) Looks like the wall has finally met its match. This classic tale gets a modern twist with a Humpty Dumpty for a new generation. "Humpty Dumpty lived near a wall..." (…more)
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#JamminJune Day 6: In this subversive tale, Humpty Dumpty is depicted to be a cog in the Mad King‘s machine, working tirelessly day in and day out, forbidden to dream, virtually whipped into submission - until he decided he has enough, a veritable #DDayorWW2 of sorts especially when he climbed up the wall. My review of this slightly-dark and subversive retelling of Humpty Dumpty: https://wp.me/pDlzr-lSw

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cathysaid ❤️ those illustrations 5y
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I love a good retelling. I also love how dark this seems.

Jan 7
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