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Rachel Isadora


Genre
Children's


Rachel Isadora is an award-winning children's author and illustrator. She has written children's books on multiple topics including ballet, life in America and Africa, and has illustrated several Brother Grimm tales in an African setting. She is most well-known for her Caldecott Honor Award book "Ben's Trumpet". She was a ballet dancer before she became an illustrator and children's writer. ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 39,775 ratings · 3,720 reviews · 90 distinct works • Similar authors
Ben's Trumpet
4.11 avg rating — 1,661 ratings — published 1979 — 21 editions
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I Hear a Pickle: and Smell,...
3.63 avg rating — 1,209 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions
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Peekaboo Morning
4.12 avg rating — 898 ratings — published 2002 — 13 editions
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Say Hello!
3.91 avg rating — 846 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions
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I Just Want to Say Good Night
3.98 avg rating — 737 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions
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The Fisherman & His Wife
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3.74 avg rating — 713 ratings — published 1812 — 90 editions
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The Princess and the Pea
3.88 avg rating — 646 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions
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Rapunzel
3.82 avg rating — 521 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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Old Mikamba Had a Farm
3.86 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
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My Dog Laughs
3.62 avg rating — 502 ratings — 4 editions
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More books by Rachel Isadora…

Series by Rachel Isadora

Lili at Ballet Lili on Stage Lili Backstage
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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
 
  27 votes, 16.1%

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 John Cech John Cech
 
  4 votes, 2.4%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Ruth Sanderson Ruth Sanderson
 
  3 votes, 1.8%

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%

168 total votes
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