Don't Kiss the Frog! Princess Stories with Attitude - Rilegato

Fiona Waters

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ISBN 10: 0753413043 ISBN 13: 9780753413043

Casa editrice: Kingfisher Books Ltd, 2008

Riassunto

The six contemporary fairy tales in DON'T KISS THE FROG! feature princes and palaces, fairy godmothers and magic galore, but with a modern twist. From a clumsy princess who can't curtsey to a sleepy beauty who can't keep her eyes open, here are heroines to charm and entertain young readers. These are princess stories with a difference!

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Recensione:

'The Clumsy Princess' - Lou Kuenzler Illustrated by Miriam Latimer 'Princess Exchange' - Anne Marie Williams Illustrated by Sarah Massini 'The Princess and the PE' - Angela Kanter Illustrated by Miriam Latimer 'Sleepy Beauty' - William Bedford Illustrated by Ella Burfoot 'Double Dragons' - Enid Richemont Illustrated by Sarah Massini 'Princess Rose' - Elaine Canham and Rose Canham. Illustrated by Ella Burfoot candyfloss collection of six fairy tales, whose punning titles may echo more familiar stories but whose texts have another agenda. Princess Grace in 'The Clumsy Princess' is only thus on the ground; on horseback she wins the joust she was supposed to judge. 'Sleepy Beauty,' who nods off at any opportunity, breaks her own spell by kissing the gardener. In 'Double Dragons,' Princess Greta finds a way to keep the dragon occupied in ways that do not involve scorching the flowers or eating the lambs. Although three illustrators contribute to the whole, all the brightly colored, rubbery images share a pink-and-green - infused palette and a squiggly nature. The text has its own amusements, even unto fontplay, as the names of princesses, various nouns and other items are picked out in antique, ornate or just plain LOUD type. First published in Britain, this mildly amusing compendium may find its audience, but doesn't have much in the way of attitude, really. (Fractured fairy tales. 5-9) (Kirkus Reviews) --l.dickson@macmillan.co.uk

L'autore:

Fiona Waters has spent all her working life with children's books. She has been a bookseller and editor, and is now Editorial Director of Troubadour, a school book fair company. She is a consultant, a reviewer and an expert compiler, whose previous anthologies include the acclaimed Golden Apples poetry collection (William Heinemann) and Stories for Bedtime (Orchard). Fiona Waters lives in Dorset.

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• Editore: Kingfisher Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0753413043
• ISBN 13: 9780753413043
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 80