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The Twelve Dancing Princesses
?Long ago, in the days of princesses, castles, and magic spells, there lived a king and his twelve daughters. Although the king locked the twelve princesses in their bedroom each night, every morning their twelve pairs of dancing shoes were found to be worn quite through, as if they had been danced in all night long! The king proclaimed that anyone who discovered the secre...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 15th 2012
by Crocodile Books
(first published October 1st 2011)
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Apr 06, 2009
Chandra
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommended to Chandra by:
Abigail A.
This is a very high quality, beautifully illustrated version of the familiar Grimm fairy tale. I was dazzled by the Mariana Mayer/Kinuko Craft version and didn't think there could be another version that could even come close. And while the Mayer/Craft version is still my favorite this one is very worthy! Both tell the story of a sympathetic and humble hero who wins the girl with kindness instead of cunning. And both have gorgeous detailed illustrations. It is also impressive that Sanderson is b...more
The illustrations in this book are beautiful! I would use this book in order to have students work on multiplying with the factor 12. I would probably use this book as a review and read the book and have the students solve problems such as: How many shoes all twelve of the princesses would need for an entire week? and How many spools of thread would be needed to make the shoes? This would be a fun way to asses children's understanding and fluency with multiplication facts.
May 20, 2013
Miri
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
folk-and-fairy-tales,
picture-books
Better than many versions, but now that I've read the adaptation by Brigette Barrager, I don't think I can be happy with one that pits the princesses against the king. The illustrations were nice except for the garden boy... Oh, that mullet. Yikes.
This book is a beautiful story about twelve sisters who are princesses and have a secret. The illustrations are so gorgeous and go so well with the text. It is a great book for children to get familiar with the fairytale story.
loved it the artwork is beautiful and its a treasure that I still keep on myself (in mint condition!) I plan on reading it to my nieces and nephews (and hopefully one day children of my own!)
This book can be used to talk about multiplications fo 12. There are 12 princesses who continually wear out their shoes. How many shoes would they need for a whole week? If it takes 4 spools of gold thread to make 1 pair of shoes, how may spools would be needed for 12 pairs. The pictures are beautiful, also, I loved this book when I was little.
Simply stuning. Beutiful illustrations and a wonderful story. It is sure to entrance any would-be princesses.
So there are a million different versions of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, but this one is my favorite...Maybe it was because of the illustrations. I always say that appearence is half of any book, and that includes the pictures. Anyway, this book is one of the better retellings (Even if the guy who finds them out is not much of a looker, I mean come on? You could at least make the soldier CUTE!!)
Sep 09, 2007
Madeline
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Girls, Fairytale fans
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.
A classic fairytale yet one of the more modern ones; modern in that it has a relatively happy ending (the girls might not be too happy at being caught), however it is not like that version of the Little Mermaid where she turns into foam at the end.
when I was little I would spend hours looking at the illustrations in this, sure the main guy has a rubbish mullet, but the enchanted forests with golden leaves were gorgeous!
Ruth Sanderson's illustration of the twelve princesses walking through the night forest on their way to the underground castle is exquisite. I want a copy of this on my shelves!
Jul 19, 2008
Avery
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Avery by:
My mother
This is the most beautiful book I have ever seen. The illustrations are amazing and adaption of the story is wonderful. A must read for a Princess or Prince, of any age! :)
This was my favorite fairy tale when I was little. I had a record of it I would listen to night after night. I love the illustrations in this eidtion. Really gorgeous.
I enjoyed the pictures in this, but not so much the adaptation. This is one of my favorite fairy tales, though, so I tend to prefer the original story.
Ruth Sanderson is one of my favorite authors for reading the classic fairy tales. They stories are well written and beautifully illustrated.
Jul 11, 2008
Kathy Blose
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
all fairy tale fans
Recommended to Kathy by:
Miken Olsen, my former Children's Literature teacher at BYU
This is one of my favorite fairy tales and the scene of the Golden Wood is the best illustration of the book.
Kathy in Las Vegas
Kathy in Las Vegas
I loved this book when I was little because the illustrations in this edition were so incredible.
Classic, one of my favorite stories growing up and one of my favorites to read to my children
Fairytale with gorgeous illustrations...what more can you ask for??
Another favorite from my childhood.
Recommended by Annette Wiggins.
gorgeous book. I love the artwork.
Jun 06, 2013
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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