The Twelve Dancing Princesses Paperback | Pages: 32 pages

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ISBN:	0316770620 (ISBN13: 9780316770620)
Edition Language:	English

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This is a tale that always intrigued me, so I look for the unique detail in each version I read. I really appreciate that, in this one, there's a subplot about the princes who had been trying to solve the mystery. And I appreciate that this is probably the most gorgeously illustrated version. But Michael doesn't seem to do anything to earn the help of the crone... so, unfortunately, it's not perfect. Still I do recommend it for those of you who love the tale or who love sumptuous paintings of princesses & forests....

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Title	:	The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Author	:	Ruth Sanderson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 32 pages
Published	:	October 1st 1993 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published April 1st 1990)
Categories	:	Childrens. Picture Books. Fantasy. Fairy Tales

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This was such cute book I think it one of my favorite fairytales.

The painting above is Isabella of Spain. The landscapes are beautiful but the people are not very good looking except the youngest princess that looks like Queen Isabel of Spain. "Some were fair, some were dark, but the one whom the garden boy thought the most fascinating was the princess Lina." Surprise, all the princesses were portrayed as brunettes except princess Lina the blonde. Apparently the illustrators thinks that the most beautiful people in the world are blonde but there are

I used to get this book from the library just about every time I went when I was a little girl, A few years ago I remembered it and how gorgeous the Illustrations were. I bought quite a few other versions of the tale before I finally found this one again. It was like bringing home an old friend. The Illustration of the princesses sneaking through the golden wood is particularly enchanting.

I recently read The Secret of the Tattered Shoes and loved it! I read this to gain some more context of that book as this is the original fairytale which inspired that book. I liked this book, I think the framed illustrations are beautiful and Im glad that I now know the significance of the swans from the original story. However I prefer the other book in the way the story is told and how the writer adapted it.

This book is absolutely gorgeous. When I was little, I spent hours gazing at the pictures and reveling in the beautiful story.

Its is a really mesmerizing book. Definitely worth a read.

I have never been much of a fairy tale reader, but Miss Muffet (3 years, 7 months) and I have both fallen in love with this picture book. For me, it's really the story that is intriguing. I like the element of mystery (why are the princesses' shoes worn out every morning?) and the fact that the underdog (Michael, the garden boy) becomes the hero. For Miss Muffet, I really think it's more about the illustrations, as she asks different questions each time we read it, and she seems completely