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The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia, Appalachia, and more.
"Meet the princesses from A to Z. Some are ambitious, some bashful, some dangerous . . . but each of the twenty-six feathered empresses possess a uniquely charming character and come bearing an extraordinary gift for Prince William"--Publisher.
In rhyming text super girl Princess Truly goes on a camping trip with little brother Ty and her dog, Sir Noodles; with her super powers she is not afraid of dark caves, bugs, or things that go bump in the night, which is a problem when she develops hiccups, and needs something to scare them away.
In rhyming text Princess Truly, super girl, uses her magic curls to build things, including a bike for her brother, who has outgrown his old one, and a super snack machine.
Told in rhyming text, Princess Truly uses her super powers to explore the world, whether it is visiting penguins with her brother in Antarctica, or taking her timid pug Sir Noodles on a vacation in a rain forest.
In rhyming text, Princess Truly strives to use her magic powers to be a good friend whether it is in the park with her pug Noodles (who needs a little help making new friends), in the rainbow clubhouse which she and her best friend are building, or at her very first sleepover.
In rhyming text Princess Truly, super girl, uses her super powers to help her friend Lizzie celebrate her cat's first birthday, and when things go a little wrong, she gives Lizzie the confidence to believe that she too is a super girl.
"Princess Nin is a firefighter, Princess Gilda is a supermarket cashier, Princess Agnes is retired, and Princess Liang is in a wheel chair. This gallery of princesses gives visibility to lot of women who do not fit with the traditional conception of a princess. Maybe it's time to realize that each and every one of us could be a princess"--Amazon.com.
Brown's illustrated translation of Perrault's tale in which Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper in her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect won the 1955 Caldecott medal.
Although she is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, a kind-hearted young woman manages to attend the palace ball with the help of her fairy godmother.
A simplified retelling of the traditional tale of the kitchen maid, mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, who is helped by her fairy godmother to attend the palace ball where she dances with the prince.
A Step 1 reader pairs skill-building rhymes and bouncy text with eye-catching Disney artwork in the story of how Treasure the kitten becomes Princess Ariel's special Palace Pet.
"In this reinvention of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a little mermaid trades her voice for legs and makes a new friend on land, but must return to the sea to save her family"--