Author: Lee Green Pope
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468590375
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Twelve Outrageous Dancing Princesses started out as a play that was performed many times over the years in several theatres with many young performers for large appreciative audiences. In book form it is now the first in the series of Not So Grim Faerie Tales by Lee Green Pope. Each tale is told with humor, surprising twists and turns and delightful characters. Outrageous tells the story of a king who had 12 beautiful daughters who loved to dance. The king would only allow them to go out dancing on Saturday night because they danced so much they wore out their slippers, but the princesses said that was not enough. Every night the king personally locked all the windows and doors but the princesses had found a secret way to get out of the palace. So every night they went out dancing and every morning there were 12 pairs of worn out slippers. Everyone called it 'the Mystery of The Worn Out Slippers.' The king sent out a proclamation that said that if any prince solved The Mystery of The Worn Out Slippers, he would be allowed to choose one of the twelve dancing princesses for his bride, but if he failed he would be sentenced to a mysterious punishment. A handsome, young commoner named Robyn Wood of Sherwood Forest Apartments came to the king and made him an offer he could not refuse. A weird old man who was really a wizard returned Robyn's kindness by telling him how to solve the mystery. Robyn meets the twelve princesses Esmeralda, Delphine, Jasmine, Lucinda, Mimi, Flora, Teresita, Valerie, Willow, Rosalind, Zoe and Celeste. He then sets out to solve the Mystery of The Worn Out Slippers and to win the hand of the beautiful Celeste.
The Twelve Outrageous Dancing Princessess... or The Mystery of the Worn-Out Slippers
Author: Lee Green Pope
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468590375
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Twelve Outrageous Dancing Princesses started out as a play that was performed many times over the years in several theatres with many young performers for large appreciative audiences. In book form it is now the first in the series of Not So Grim Faerie Tales by Lee Green Pope. Each tale is told with humor, surprising twists and turns and delightful characters. Outrageous tells the story of a king who had 12 beautiful daughters who loved to dance. The king would only allow them to go out dancing on Saturday night because they danced so much they wore out their slippers, but the princesses said that was not enough. Every night the king personally locked all the windows and doors but the princesses had found a secret way to get out of the palace. So every night they went out dancing and every morning there were 12 pairs of worn out slippers. Everyone called it 'the Mystery of The Worn Out Slippers.' The king sent out a proclamation that said that if any prince solved The Mystery of The Worn Out Slippers, he would be allowed to choose one of the twelve dancing princesses for his bride, but if he failed he would be sentenced to a mysterious punishment. A handsome, young commoner named Robyn Wood of Sherwood Forest Apartments came to the king and made him an offer he could not refuse. A weird old man who was really a wizard returned Robyn's kindness by telling him how to solve the mystery. Robyn meets the twelve princesses Esmeralda, Delphine, Jasmine, Lucinda, Mimi, Flora, Teresita, Valerie, Willow, Rosalind, Zoe and Celeste. He then sets out to solve the Mystery of The Worn Out Slippers and to win the hand of the beautiful Celeste.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468590375
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Twelve Outrageous Dancing Princesses started out as a play that was performed many times over the years in several theatres with many young performers for large appreciative audiences. In book form it is now the first in the series of Not So Grim Faerie Tales by Lee Green Pope. Each tale is told with humor, surprising twists and turns and delightful characters. Outrageous tells the story of a king who had 12 beautiful daughters who loved to dance. The king would only allow them to go out dancing on Saturday night because they danced so much they wore out their slippers, but the princesses said that was not enough. Every night the king personally locked all the windows and doors but the princesses had found a secret way to get out of the palace. So every night they went out dancing and every morning there were 12 pairs of worn out slippers. Everyone called it 'the Mystery of The Worn Out Slippers.' The king sent out a proclamation that said that if any prince solved The Mystery of The Worn Out Slippers, he would be allowed to choose one of the twelve dancing princesses for his bride, but if he failed he would be sentenced to a mysterious punishment. A handsome, young commoner named Robyn Wood of Sherwood Forest Apartments came to the king and made him an offer he could not refuse. A weird old man who was really a wizard returned Robyn's kindness by telling him how to solve the mystery. Robyn meets the twelve princesses Esmeralda, Delphine, Jasmine, Lucinda, Mimi, Flora, Teresita, Valerie, Willow, Rosalind, Zoe and Celeste. He then sets out to solve the Mystery of The Worn Out Slippers and to win the hand of the beautiful Celeste.
Twelve Dancing Princesses
Author: Alison Ritchie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783703975
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783703975
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Other Fairy Tales
Author: Jacob Grimm
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9780747537274
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This collection brings together some of the better tales by the Brothers Grimm, including "The Frog Prince", "Rapunzel", "The Fisherman and His Wife" and "Rumpelstiltskin", as well as a number of the lesser-known ones. The fairy tales were first published in English translation in 1823.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9780747537274
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This collection brings together some of the better tales by the Brothers Grimm, including "The Frog Prince", "Rapunzel", "The Fisherman and His Wife" and "Rumpelstiltskin", as well as a number of the lesser-known ones. The fairy tales were first published in English translation in 1823.
The Restless Girls
Author: Jessie Burton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 154760073X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
"A riveting feminist retelling, filled with excitement, imagination, magic, and just the right touch of darkness." -Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe From acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jessie Burton comes her debut middle-grade--a girl-forward fairy tale retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" about sisterhood, imagination, and bravery, lushly packaged and with beautiful full-color illustrations. For the twelve daughters of King Alberto, Queen Laurelia's death is a disaster beyond losing a mother. The king decides his daughters must be kept safe at all costs, and for the girls, those costs include their lessons, their possessions, and most importantly, their freedom. But the sisters, especially the eldest, Princess Frida, will not bend to this fate. She still has one possession her father cannot take: the power of her imagination. And so, with little but wits and ingenuity to rely on, Frida and her sisters begin their fight to be allowed to live on their own terms. The Restless Girls is a sparkling whirl of a fairy tale--one that doesn't need a prince to save the day, and instead is full of brave, resourceful, clever young women.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 154760073X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
"A riveting feminist retelling, filled with excitement, imagination, magic, and just the right touch of darkness." -Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe From acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jessie Burton comes her debut middle-grade--a girl-forward fairy tale retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" about sisterhood, imagination, and bravery, lushly packaged and with beautiful full-color illustrations. For the twelve daughters of King Alberto, Queen Laurelia's death is a disaster beyond losing a mother. The king decides his daughters must be kept safe at all costs, and for the girls, those costs include their lessons, their possessions, and most importantly, their freedom. But the sisters, especially the eldest, Princess Frida, will not bend to this fate. She still has one possession her father cannot take: the power of her imagination. And so, with little but wits and ingenuity to rely on, Frida and her sisters begin their fight to be allowed to live on their own terms. The Restless Girls is a sparkling whirl of a fairy tale--one that doesn't need a prince to save the day, and instead is full of brave, resourceful, clever young women.
The Enchanted Toy Shop
Author: Lee Green Pope
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438973209
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438973209
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Author: Nancy Madore
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459242734
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
From the bestselling author of Enchanted: Erotic Bedtime Stories For Women, another collection of titillating tales! Twelve princesses, each possessing riches, grace, power and dignity. Yet despite the sisters' charmed lives—and despite the handsome men who desire them—they are woefully unfulfilled, frustrated and aching for something more. As a powerful wizardess helps to solve the riddle of their discontent, each princess discovers creative—and naughty—ways to satisfy her passionate cravings and desperate needs.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459242734
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
From the bestselling author of Enchanted: Erotic Bedtime Stories For Women, another collection of titillating tales! Twelve princesses, each possessing riches, grace, power and dignity. Yet despite the sisters' charmed lives—and despite the handsome men who desire them—they are woefully unfulfilled, frustrated and aching for something more. As a powerful wizardess helps to solve the riddle of their discontent, each princess discovers creative—and naughty—ways to satisfy her passionate cravings and desperate needs.
Before Midnight
Author: Cameron Dokey
Publisher: Simon Pulse
ISBN: 9781534487642
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Cinderella tale you think you know gets a magical retelling in Cameron Dokey’s swoony Before Midnight. Etienne de Brabant is brokenhearted. His wife has died in childbirth, leaving him alone with an infant daughter he cannot bear to name. But before he abandons her for king and court, he brings a second child to be raised alongside her, a boy whose identity he does not reveal. The girl, La Cendrillon, and the boy, Raoul, pass sixteen years in the servants’ care until one day a very fine lady arrives with her two daughters. The lady has married La Cendrillon’s father, and her arrival changes their lives. When an invitation to a great ball reaches the family, La Cendrillon’s new stepmother will make a decision with far-reaching effects. Her choice will lead La Cendrillon and Raoul toward their destiny—a choice that will challenge their understanding of family, test their loyalty and courage, and, ultimately, teach them who they are.
Publisher: Simon Pulse
ISBN: 9781534487642
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Cinderella tale you think you know gets a magical retelling in Cameron Dokey’s swoony Before Midnight. Etienne de Brabant is brokenhearted. His wife has died in childbirth, leaving him alone with an infant daughter he cannot bear to name. But before he abandons her for king and court, he brings a second child to be raised alongside her, a boy whose identity he does not reveal. The girl, La Cendrillon, and the boy, Raoul, pass sixteen years in the servants’ care until one day a very fine lady arrives with her two daughters. The lady has married La Cendrillon’s father, and her arrival changes their lives. When an invitation to a great ball reaches the family, La Cendrillon’s new stepmother will make a decision with far-reaching effects. Her choice will lead La Cendrillon and Raoul toward their destiny—a choice that will challenge their understanding of family, test their loyalty and courage, and, ultimately, teach them who they are.
President Taft is Stuck in the Bath
Author: Mac Barnett
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 0763663174
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Inspired by a true anecdote, this larger-than-life tale of a presidential mishap is brimming with humor and over-the-top illustrations. "Blast!" said Taft. "This could be bad." George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature -- well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck? Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Chris Van Dusen bring their full comedic weight to this legendary story, imagining a parade of clueless cabinet members advising the exasperated president, leading up to a hugely satisfying, hilarious finale.
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 0763663174
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Inspired by a true anecdote, this larger-than-life tale of a presidential mishap is brimming with humor and over-the-top illustrations. "Blast!" said Taft. "This could be bad." George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature -- well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck? Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Chris Van Dusen bring their full comedic weight to this legendary story, imagining a parade of clueless cabinet members advising the exasperated president, leading up to a hugely satisfying, hilarious finale.
Twelve Dancing Princesses
Author: K. Shea
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692088838
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Quinn is a loyal soldier of Farset, willing to risk her life on behalf of her country and squad. So, when a fellow soldier volunteers for a dangerous mission, Quinn joins him. Their assignment is to investigate the nightly disappearance of the twelve royal princesses, a mystery none have solved as those who attempt it vanish. But when she follows the girls, Quinn uncovers the truth: the princesses are cursed, and they're not alone.Emerys, the sarcastic and brash King of the Elves, has lost all hope. His people have been prisoners in their own forest for years, and night after night an unbreakable curse forces them to dance and celebrate against their will. But everything changes when Quinn saves Emerys' life and the pair form an unlikely friendship. Together, they just might be able to free the princesses and the elves.However, those who cursed the elves will do anything to keep them restrained. And if Quinn breaks the spell, she may pay for it with her life.Will she succeed? Or will Emerys and the elves be lost...forever?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692088838
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Quinn is a loyal soldier of Farset, willing to risk her life on behalf of her country and squad. So, when a fellow soldier volunteers for a dangerous mission, Quinn joins him. Their assignment is to investigate the nightly disappearance of the twelve royal princesses, a mystery none have solved as those who attempt it vanish. But when she follows the girls, Quinn uncovers the truth: the princesses are cursed, and they're not alone.Emerys, the sarcastic and brash King of the Elves, has lost all hope. His people have been prisoners in their own forest for years, and night after night an unbreakable curse forces them to dance and celebrate against their will. But everything changes when Quinn saves Emerys' life and the pair form an unlikely friendship. Together, they just might be able to free the princesses and the elves.However, those who cursed the elves will do anything to keep them restrained. And if Quinn breaks the spell, she may pay for it with her life.Will she succeed? Or will Emerys and the elves be lost...forever?
City of Clowns
Author: Daniel Alarcón
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399184805
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
A gorgeously rendered graphic novel of Daniel Alarcón’s story City of Clowns. From the author of The King Is Always Above the People, which was longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award for Fiction. Oscar “Chino” Uribe is a young Peruvian journalist for a local tabloid paper. After the recent death of his philandering father, he must confront the idea of his father’s other family, and how much of his own identity has been shaped by his father’s murky morals. At the same time, he begins to chronicle the life of street clowns, sad characters who populate the violent and corrupt city streets of Lima, and is drawn into their haunting, fantastical world. This remarkably affecting story by Daniel Alarcón was included in his acclaimed first book, War by Candlelight, and now, in collaboration with artist Sheila Alvarado, it takes on a new, thrilling form. This graphic novel, with its short punches of action and images, its stark contrasts between light and dark, truth and fiction, perfectly corresponds to the tone of Chino’s story. With the city of Lima as a character, and the bold visual language from the story, City of Clowns is moving, menacing, and brilliantly vivid.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399184805
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
A gorgeously rendered graphic novel of Daniel Alarcón’s story City of Clowns. From the author of The King Is Always Above the People, which was longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award for Fiction. Oscar “Chino” Uribe is a young Peruvian journalist for a local tabloid paper. After the recent death of his philandering father, he must confront the idea of his father’s other family, and how much of his own identity has been shaped by his father’s murky morals. At the same time, he begins to chronicle the life of street clowns, sad characters who populate the violent and corrupt city streets of Lima, and is drawn into their haunting, fantastical world. This remarkably affecting story by Daniel Alarcón was included in his acclaimed first book, War by Candlelight, and now, in collaboration with artist Sheila Alvarado, it takes on a new, thrilling form. This graphic novel, with its short punches of action and images, its stark contrasts between light and dark, truth and fiction, perfectly corresponds to the tone of Chino’s story. With the city of Lima as a character, and the bold visual language from the story, City of Clowns is moving, menacing, and brilliantly vivid.