First published 2010
When a merchant's youngest daughter, Rose, sighs after failing to get the blue bean seed she desires, a mysterious being called the Sigh appears and grants her wish. But the Sigh demands a year's wait before collecting its payment - the merchant's daughter. As Rose tends her magical beanstalk, she knows the Sigh will return. When it does, the Sigh takes her away to a secret, distant palace, the merchant powerless to stop it. In this modern fairy tale, every gift comes with a price, and the debt of a sigh must be paid.
Genres: fantasy, magical-realism, fairy-tale-retellings
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: gift-with-a-price, modern-fairy-tale
Setting: France
56 pages · Hardcover · Boom Entertainment