Where do the king's beautiful daughters disappear to night after night? And who can solve the mystery of the twelve pairs of dancing slippers, worn to shreds by the morning? Internationally acclaimed illustrator Jane Ray, vividly brings to life the fun-loving princesses of the classic Grimm fairy tale, as they boldly escape the confines of their father's castle. With its sumptuous, detailed illustrations and gold and silver highlights, The Twelve Dancing Princesses is a perfect gift to treasure.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
Jane Ray's exquisitely detailed illustrations, highlighted in gold and silver, and her decorative page borders make this a beautiful edition of a well-loved story. -- Booktrusted News 20041001
About the Author
Jane Ray is one of today's foremost children's illustrators, whose work is known and loved throughout the world. She has illustrated many books for Orchard and of those The Story of Creation won the Smarties Prize, The Balloon for Grandad was shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award and her version of The Happy Prince won the Kate Greenaway Medal, while The Story of Christmas was shortlisted for it.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Our favorite fairy tale on the shelf!,
By
This review is from: Twelve Dancing Princesses (Paperback)
We have a large collection of fairy tale books on the shelf but this one is our favorite. I can't say that I always love all the books that my daughters request but this one we can agree on. I am not a girly girl and could do without so many princess stories. This one however is beautifully told and is a joy to read aloud. The illustrations are gorgeous. I never tire of looking at them. Whimsical and rich with color and detail. Lush gardens and handsome dancing gowns. The princesses have a fantastic exotic feel to them, not your ordinary milky white skinned fair tale princesses. There was so much wear around the edges of this one that it was first in line to cover with one of the mylar covers I ordered from Brodart. Don't miss out on this Jane Ray illustrated books and be sure to check out the Fairy tale collection she did with Berhlie Doherty which is also well loved in our house.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The REAL 12 Dancing Princesses,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Twelve Dancing Princesses (Paperback)
My daughter (age 4) is a big fan of the Barbie movies. I admit, they are surprisingly well-made, but I like to make sure she knows that Barbie did not invent many of those stories, so Santa gave her this book last Xmas. She loves it, and it hasn't diminished her joy in the movie at all, only added to it. The illustrations are lovely.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
So You'd Like to...
|
|
