The Kingfisher Treasury of Princess Stories

Kingfisher Treasury Of Stories

by Fiona Waters, Patrice Aggs

This sparkling anthology brings together a diverse collection of stories, from the sleeping beauties of traditional tales to the feisty heroines of modern fiction. Featuring stories by renowned children's authors, including Joan Aiken, Virginia Haviland, Eleanor Farjeon, and Vivian French, this collection combines glamor and humor in equal measures - with happy endings guaranteed!

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Childrens

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2001

About the author

iona Waters is renowned in the world of children’s books for her passion, enthusiasm, and encyclopedic knowledge of children’s literature. She has published more than eighty titles, including Sing a Song of Seasons, and her work has been translated into many different languages all over the world. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Fiona Waters now lives in the South of England with thousands of books and several very discerning cats.

Reviews

[Abi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I reread this for the first time in several years, and unlike yesterday's fairytale anthology, I didn't like everything I found. Ignoring the fact that some of the heroines didn't appeal to me, some of the stories had some weird potholes (yes, they're fairytales. Trust me, I know) but still. i.e. in one of the stories, they're choosing the next queen by the length of her hair (why that's a good reason idk, but moving on) and even though some of the sisters are older than others, their hair is the same length?? Anyway, a few of the stories irritated me like that. I did like some of the other ones, such as 'Petronella' and 'The Cat King's Daughter', but I disliked more stories than I enjoyed, unfortunately. Honestly, I can't really recommend this anthology. I would recommend Gail Carson Levine's 'Princess Tales' or some other anthology if you're looking for fairytales. 3 stars.

[Edie Walls · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are some good stories in here hit most of then are just baffling. There are better princess story collections out there.

[Carla]

The Kingfisher Treasury of Princess Stories is a collection of fairy tale stories about princesses.The first story in the book is called the The Princess and the Frog. In this story, a princess is left home alone and told to play with anything but her fathers orb. The princess, of course, takes it outside the second her parents leave. She drops it into the well and a frog fetches it for her in exchange for a kiss. The frog turns into a prince in the end and promises to marry her. This story is a classic and teaches children that things aren't always what they seem.

The second story is about a princess who doesn't know what she wants and so she cries all day every day. The king hires a maid just to wash her handkerchiefs because she cries so often. One day, the maid was washing her handkerchiefs and they blew away in the wind. The maid went chasing after them and the princess ran out of handkerchiefs while she chased them around. The princess stopped crying because she couldn't stand not being able to dry her tears. This story could teach children that they just need to take a step back and see what they're upset about sometimes.

The third story is about a witch who accidentally turned her sister into a cat. Both the cat and the witch were always grumpy because of this. Since she was so grumpy, the witch was not invited to the christening of the new princess. The witch was so mad that she was not invited that she turned the new baby into a mouse. Once the mouse grew up, she wanted to go to the ball and decided to ride a chicken there. The mouse ran into the cat at the ball and the cat laughed so hard at the sight of a mouse riding a chicken that she laughed and turned into a person again. The mean witch was so glad she had her sister back that she turned the mouse back into a princess. This is a cute story and teaches kids that laughing helps and sometimes is just what you need.

[Macklin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book when it first came out. I have read the entire collection countless times. I always was very confused by The Seventh Princess. Saddened by The Spider in the Bath. I loved loved loved Petronella and The Wrestling Princess. I really wanted blonde hair and blue eyes after this book I must say. A very nostalgic read.

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun book for younger girls who like to imagine and like princesses. I liked how there were a bunch of different stories instead of just one story.

[DJ Yossarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stories are imaginative and well-written. Great bedtime reading.

[Michelle Buckingham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read at bedtime with my daughter a nice read.