Princess Tales
Once Upon a Time in Rhyme with Seek-and-Find Pictures
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Once upon a time. . .
A princess danced, a princess dreamed, another found a pea.
One kissed a frog, one saved a bird, another crossed the sea.
One ate an apple, one tamed a beast, one lost a satin shoe.
And another spun straw into gold, in ten tales told anew!
Ten of the most beloved princess stories are ingeniously retold and splendidly illustrated—with cleverly hidden pictures—by author Grace Maccarone and artist Gail de Marken. From Cinderella to Sleeping Beauty, The Princess and the Pea to Snow White, these favorite tales will delight readers, happily ever after.
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Fairy tales often involve transformation, and Maccarone converts 10 familiar stories into swiftly moving and skillfully constructed iambic tetrameter poems. Despite the brevity of the retellings, Maccarone retains subtle moments of drama and humor; in "Cinderella," she writes, "In disbelief, the prince ran, too,/ He lost the girl, but found a shoe." Contributing delicate ink-and-watercolor paintings (which incorporate multiple objects for readers to locate), de Marcken smartly moves several of the stories outside Europe: "The Princess and the Frog" is set in China, and the African heroine of "The Princess and the Pea" is shown climbing onto a towering pile of boldly patterned mattresses. Although the rhymes can repeat themselves ("said," "wed," "wife," and "life" come up often), it's a minor quibble in what's otherwise a splendid reimagining of favorite stories. Ages 4 6.
