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| Authors | Jenna Bush Hager Barbara Pierce Bush |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
Publication date | 2017 |
| Pages | 238 |
| ISBN | 978-1-5387-1141-5 |
| OCLC | 972386724 |
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This book features alternating narratives from twins born into the Bush family.
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The Langs' Fairy Books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 1913 by Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in The Blue Poetry Book.
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