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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Bateman (Farm Flu) gives this retelling of the 12 dancing princesses a shot of girl-power, despite a rather relentless rhyme scheme. The dozen royal daughters wear out their shoes every night not because they ve been ballroom dancing, but because they ve been playing basketball. In Cravath s (He Saves the Day) ink-and-wash spreads, the king appears as a pudgy suburbanite in a polo shirt and an ermine cape. He protests that the girls should be dreaming of a prince/ and your wedding day. The multicultural sisters all dressed in lovely princess gowns, some in glasses, some with curly hair and some with dreadlocks foil their father s spies. Jack the cobbler, though, gets to the bottom of it: he finds the females in the basement. They made up two teams,/ with two substitutes,/ And they ran and passed/ and they shouted, SHOOT! To the girls delight, Jack designs high-tops for them. When their father discovers their new talent, he concedes, Even royalty is allowed some fun,/ and I m proud of you,/ each and every one. Cravath s drawings feature shots from odd angles and cute visuals for the grown-ups (a 12-unit canopy bed, a banner towed by an airplane over the kingdom offering a Big Reward for solving the mystery). The 12 unnamed princesses tend to blur into a single character, despite Cravath s attempts to differentiate them in the artwork, and the driving beat tends to overwhelm the narrative. Ages 7-10.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4-In an athletic twist on "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," these nocturnal royal sisters are dancing around a basketball court (divided into two teams and two substitutes). It takes the clever cobbler to solve the mystery of their worn-out shoes and to come up with better footwear for these WNBA wanna-bes. "He designed a shoe/with a rubber sole,/and a high-topped edge/to stop ankle roll./He put arch supports/in the proper places,/and ditched pink ribbons/for sturdy laces." Finally, at a fancy dress ball, the princesses reveal their dribbling talents, which not only delight the king, but also inspire him to be their new referee. Bateman's verse uses wordplay and offers a fresh look at the beloved story. Cravath's cartoon pictures have just the right look, adding amusing anachronistic features such as an airplane advertising a big reward while men in tights and women in ball gowns frolic below. Pair this inventive story with any of the more traditional versions for a fun look at classic tales and their retreads.
Bina Williams, Bridgeport Public Library, CT
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Bateman (Farm Flu) gives this retelling of the 12 dancing princesses a shot of girl-power, despite a rather relentless rhyme scheme. The dozen royal daughters wear out their shoes every night not because they ve been ballroom dancing, but because they ve been playing basketball. In Cravath s (He Saves the Day) ink-and-wash spreads, the king appears as a pudgy suburbanite in a polo shirt and an ermine cape. He protests that the girls should be dreaming of a prince/ and your wedding day. The multicultural sisters all dressed in lovely princess gowns, some in glasses, some with curly hair and some with dreadlocks foil their father s spies. Jack the cobbler, though, gets to the bottom of it: he finds the females in the basement. They made up two teams,/ with two substitutes,/ And they ran and passed/ and they shouted, SHOOT! To the girls delight, Jack designs high-tops for them. When their father discovers their new talent, he concedes, Even royalty is allowed some fun,/ and I m proud of you,/ each and every one. Cravath s drawings feature shots from odd angles and cute visuals for the grown-ups (a 12-unit canopy bed, a banner towed by an airplane over the kingdom offering a Big Reward for solving the mystery). The 12 unnamed princesses tend to blur into a single character, despite Cravath s attempts to differentiate them in the artwork, and the driving beat tends to overwhelm the narrative. Ages 7-10.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4-In an athletic twist on "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," these nocturnal royal sisters are dancing around a basketball court (divided into two teams and two substitutes). It takes the clever cobbler to solve the mystery of their worn-out shoes and to come up with better footwear for these WNBA wanna-bes. "He designed a shoe/with a rubber sole,/and a high-topped edge/to stop ankle roll./He put arch supports/in the proper places,/and ditched pink ribbons/for sturdy laces." Finally, at a fancy dress ball, the princesses reveal their dribbling talents, which not only delight the king, but also inspire him to be their new referee. Bateman's verse uses wordplay and offers a fresh look at the beloved story. Cravath's cartoon pictures have just the right look, adding amusing anachronistic features such as an airplane advertising a big reward while men in tights and women in ball gowns frolic below. Pair this inventive story with any of the more traditional versions for a fun look at classic tales and their retreads.
Bina Williams, Bridgeport Public Library, CT
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
See all Editorial Reviews
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