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Princess Tales Around the World: Once upon a Time in Rhyme with Seek-and-Find Pictures
32 pp.
| Feiwel |
February, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-250-06103-4$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Gail De Marcken.
Following the same format as the duo's Princess Tales, this volume offers witty retellings--in sometimes awkward verse--of ten princess stories set around the world, among them "Scheherazade," "The Firebird," and "Rapunzel." Each tale is paired with detailed seek-and-find paintings that are more picture puzzle than story-developing; somewhat strangely, the pictures include characters from other well-known folktales not included here. Bib.