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Ruth Sanderson


Born
in Ware, MA, The United States
November 24, 1951

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Genre
Children's, Illustrator


76 posts
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2025 HOLIDAY NEWSLETTER

ORIGINAL ART NEWS I’ve added SIX new original oil paintings to the LANDSCAPE original art page. ______________________________________________________________ NANCY DREW! For Nancy Drew Fans: I illustrated the cover of a novella, CASE OF THE CURIOUS COLLECTION, only offered as a reward in a Kickstarter campaign for Nancy Drew retro collectible figures. I’m offering it signed, and including a 4×6 s Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.21 · 18,748 ratings · 1,576 reviews · 122 distinct works • Similar authors
Cinderella
4.27 avg rating — 4,785 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses
4.31 avg rating — 1,133 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions
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A Castle Full of Cats
3.99 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions
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The Snow Princess
4.18 avg rating — 394 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions
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The Golden Mare, the Firebi...
4.14 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions
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The Enchanted Wood
4.10 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 1991 — 14 editions
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Papa Gatto: An Italian Fair...
4.32 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1995 — 10 editions
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Goldilocks
3.99 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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The Crystal Mountain
4.04 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions
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Polls

Favorite retelling of Twelve Dancing Princesses

Entwined Entwined by Heather Dixon Heather Dixon
 
  44 votes, 26.0%

Princess of the Midnight Ball Princess of the Midnight Ball (Princess, #1) by Jessica Day George Jessica Day George
 
  27 votes, 16.0%

Wildwood Dancing Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) by Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier
 
  26 votes, 15.4%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Marianna Mayer Marianna MayerK.Y. Craft
 
  14 votes, 8.3%

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, 5.3%

The Night Dance The Night Dance A Retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" (Once Upon a Time) by Suzanne Weyn Suzanne Weyn
 
  8 votes, 4.7%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Brigette Barrager Brigette Barrager
 
  7 votes, 4.1%

The Princess Curse The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell Merrie Haskell
 
  7 votes, 4.1%

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%

169 total votes
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