SOLVED. Children's novel about a girl who enters another world via a painting. [s]

[Christianne]

I can't remember the title of this book! Here are some details.

Children's novel about a girl who gets bored on holidays, paints a picture that becomes real and enters in a world with a magic carpet (they use by pressing its circles) she has to dress as a boy and where there is a pet genie. This genie belongs to a trapped princess. She becomes friends with her brother the prince who is trapped by an evil uncle who has a magician. I think his name is prince Ilya. I'm not too sure. They escape somehow through a kitchen and someone turns into a swan. At some point the genie turns into a turkey, and then a crow to help her escape. He's not very good at his job. There is an evil magician and a good magician that turns people to stone. There is also a princess. I think she was the one who they found as a swan in a cave. The genie belongs to her. When the girl returns to her own world, a family moves in next door who are very similar to the royal family she met. Their surname is 'kings' or something.

(Ignore the book listed above. It won't let me post without putting a book title)

[Tab]

How many years ago did you read this book?
What country were you in when you read the book?

[Kris]

Christianne, just to confirm, is The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett your book? I notice there's a link to this book above the header.

[Christianne]

Kris wrote: "Christianne, just to confirm, is The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett your book? I notice there's a link to this book above the header."

Hi sorry, no it's not that one, I wasn't able to submit my post without tagging a book so I just put that one :-)

[Christianne]

Tab wrote: "How many years ago did you read this book?
What country were you in when you read the book?"

10-12 years ago and in Australia :-)

[Kris]

Thanks for reminding me of that glitch. I'm not sure what triggers it, what seems to force someone to fill in the "This topic is about" box when posting a new request. Normally, we leave that box empty until the request is solved - then we enter the book title (and author) in the box.

[Christianne]

I hope someone finds the book soon :-)

[Christianne]

I can't believe I still can't find this book anywhere on the internet!

[Christianne]

The princess who turns into a swan is called Princess Clarissa, I'm remembering more details now :-)

[Rainbowheart]

Do you think it was an Australian book?

[Christianne]

Yes definitely

[Rainbowheart]

Sailing to Atlantis?

[Christianne]

Aww I wish it was but no

Another detail is that they are in a shop and the genie turns them into stones to protect them from the evil magician

[Christianne]

I just remembered another details! The main characters name is Laura

[Rainbowheart]

The Mystery of the Ruby Glasses?

[Elina]

I know a book about a princess who enters another world through a picture in a book...not a painting. Not sure if that could be it?

[Christianne]

I found it!! The Magic Palace - Mavis Scott


:D

[Rainbowheart]

Glad you found it!

The Magic Palace for the link.

[Kris]

Good news! Thanks for the update, Christianne.

[Christianne]

Thanks ! 3 years later XD :D