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Marianna Mayer


Born
in New York City, The United States
November 08, 1945

Genre
Children's, Fairytale Retellings


Marianna Mayer is a children's book author and artist recognized for her beautifully written retellings of classic folk and fairy tales. Born in New York City, she began her artistic training early and studied at the Art Students League after a year of college. Her first book was published at the age of nineteen. Mayer has authored several acclaimed works, including Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave, Pegasus, and The Twelve Dancing Princesses, often collaborating with renowned illustrators such as Kinuko Y. Craft and Michael Hague. She was previously married to illustrator Mercer Mayer. ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 16,937 ratings · 1,006 reviews · 62 distinct works • Similar authors
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
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4.32 avg rating — 6,351 ratings — published 1989 — 6 editions
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Beauty and the Beast
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The Unicorn and the Lake
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Ivanhoe
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The Unicorn Alphabet
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb
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Turandot
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Me and My Flying Machine
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“I see folktales and myths as humankind's first stories. They are a kind of collective dreaming, filled with timeless symbols and images we can all relate to, regardless of age or culture.”
― Marianna Mayer
tags: folklore-and-mythology
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Favorite retelling of Twelve Dancing Princesses

Entwined Entwined by Heather Dixon Heather Dixon
 
  44 votes, 26.2%

Princess of the Midnight Ball Princess of the Midnight Ball (Princess, #1) by Jessica Day George Jessica Day George
 
  26 votes, 15.5%

Wildwood Dancing Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) by Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier
 
  26 votes, 15.5%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Marianna Mayer Marianna MayerK.Y. Craft
 
  13 votes, 7.7%

The Thirteenth Princess The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler Diane Zahler
 
  12 votes, 7.1%

The Girls at the Kingfisher Club The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine Genevieve Valentine
 
  9 votes, 5.4%

The Night Dance The Night Dance A Retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" (Once Upon a Time) by Suzanne Weyn Suzanne Weyn
 
  8 votes, 4.8%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Brigette Barrager Brigette Barrager
 
  7 votes, 4.2%

The Princess Curse The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell Merrie Haskell
 
  7 votes, 4.2%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Ruth Sanderson Ruth Sanderson
 
  4 votes, 2.4%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses The Twelve Dancing Princesses by John Cech John Cech
 
  4 votes, 2.4%

Twelve Dancing Unicorns Twelve Dancing Unicorns by Alissa Heyman Alissa Heyman
 
  3 votes, 1.8%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Rachel Isadora Rachel Isadora
 
  3 votes, 1.8%

The Phoenix Dance The Phoenix Dance by Dia Calhoun Dia Calhoun
 
  2 votes, 1.2%

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