{"product_id":"these-children-who-come-at-you-with-knives-and-other-fairy-tales-isbn-9781439154120","title":"These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the irresistibly droll mind of Jim Knipfel comes \u003ci\u003eThese Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of twisted fables that echo with pinpoint acuity. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterful storyteller whose memoirs and novels have earned him widespread acclaim, this is Knipfel’s first foray into the short story, and he delivers in spades: this wickedly dark satire on the notion of happily ever after turns the traditional fairy tale on its head.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAmong the array of lonely losers wallowing in discontent, the enterprising reader of this volume may meet a talking chicken who learns the world has little patience for intelligence, a foul-mouthed gnome set on world domination, and a magical snowman wrestling with the horror of being alive.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThese Children Who Come at You with Knives\u003c\/i\u003e, Knipfel’s singular and brilliantly funny mind reinvents the bedtime story and offers up a wildly entertaining meditation on the perils of human nature.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48684304072933,"sku":"NP9781439154120","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/these-children-who-come-at-you-with-knives-and-other-fairy-tales-isbn-9781439154120","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}