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Disney Princess A Jewel Story
Jasmine The Jewel Orchard
One morning at the palace, Jasmine overhears a surprising conversation. A servant claims that there is no fruit to be found in all of Agrabah Jasmine heads to the market to figure out what has happened. When a trail of beautiful amethysts leads her to the royal orchards, she discovers that all the fruit and water have been turned into sparkling, shimmering jewels At first it seems a beautiful sight, but with no fruit to eat or water to drink, the people of Agrabah can't survive. Jasmine and Aladdin must figure out how to reverse the spell that has been cast upon the orchards before it's too late.
90 pages, Paperback
First published January 8, 2013
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Ellie O'Ryan
91 books15 followersEllie O’Ryan loves chocolate almost as much as she loves writing books for kids. She is the author of more than 300 books for children and has a secret chocolate stash hidden in her office for late-night writing sessions. Ellie lives in North Carolina with her husband, two kids, three cats, and one dog.
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May 11, 2020
Cute!
"Me and my mom liked this book so much. The story was amazing and I loved that we read it together. And at the end, it was so funny when Genie came."
- G.
5 years old
"Me and my mom liked this book so much. The story was amazing and I loved that we read it together. And at the end, it was so funny when Genie came."
- G.
5 years old
March 2, 2020
Such a cute kids book! I don’t read to many but it was a Disney kids book and the cover was super cute so I picked it up. The plot was actually well written for a kids and not too stupid for adults!
August 18, 2023
Surprisingly we found this whole series at the thrift bookstore and my niece chose to get it. As a result I was tasked with getting the chance to read all the books to see how well they would stand up - do they stand closer to Classic Disney or are they capitalist woke Disney? Or maybe just capitalist Disney trying to get a bit of a mystery theme going on....
First of all some statistics for the whole series. There are included only eight books in this series with a mix of Disney princesses with some older ones and some rather newer ones combined together - Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Tiana, Merida and Rapunzel. Out of the eight shown on the box only Cinderella, Merida and Rapunzel are wearing the same dresses on the covers of their books while the other princesses are in different gowns. Meanwhile Tiana and Aurora are both in dresses that I have never seen in any of their canons whether their animated films or the Princess brand. Furthermore there is a listing on the box of the books, which is the way that I chose to read these books, but they can be truthfully read in any order as the reader may wish although I would honestly say Rapunzel's story should be last since that was the one that least interested me.
Each of the books has been illustrated with brightly colored full-page illustrations that are based off their animated films while those like Merida and Rapunzel had to be made into cartoons with Merida pretty much making the cut while Rapunzel didn't fare so well in my opinion.
And then a last statistic for the series, which rather confused me, is that the majority of these stories take place after the films in which these characters appear. Unfortunately the only exceptions to this rule seems to be Belle as her story is meant to take place some time shortly after she has moved into the castle as Beast's prisoner and Rapunzel as her story is meant to take place after she escaped the tower and went through the village but just before the lanterns were released thus making their stories seem more like fan-fic episodes.
In this story of Jasmine, we get to see more of the princess in charged while she seems to be a lot more level-headed than her father. Furthermore although she is married to Aladdin he seems to have taken the backseat while Genie is off somewhere doing who knows what. The only main character who doesn't seem to re-appear in this telling is poor Rajah and Iago as I am guessing this takes place before he escape Genie Jafar's lamp but even so Jasmine seems to have a pretty strong relationship with Abu.
The contents of this story has me wondering on where the plot was taken from as it reminds me so much of a part of the original fairy tale of Aladdin although his took place under the ground while this story takes place right outside the city walls. And even if they didn't rely on the original source material I could most definitely see this as a part of the Aladdin series I grew up with.
Although I know that this was a Disney book it also seems rather convenient that all the fruit seems to grow in this one area while all fruiting at the same time instead of days, weeks or months apart. Furthermore the fact that it is part of the royal holdings but supplies all the people with the food they need and the simple answer to the problem was a bit of a disappointment to me.
Out of all the books this one was the one that was the most interesting in costume. Jasmine didn't really change much in her dresses in her illustrations but instead wore this sparkle dress that is part of the Disney Princess brand unlike any of the other princesses in the series. And furthermore Aladdin was also in an outfit that I had never seen before also.
Like the rest of the books in the series this was a rather quick and interesting read that was cute for those who enjoy the Disney princesses.
First of all some statistics for the whole series. There are included only eight books in this series with a mix of Disney princesses with some older ones and some rather newer ones combined together - Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Tiana, Merida and Rapunzel. Out of the eight shown on the box only Cinderella, Merida and Rapunzel are wearing the same dresses on the covers of their books while the other princesses are in different gowns. Meanwhile Tiana and Aurora are both in dresses that I have never seen in any of their canons whether their animated films or the Princess brand. Furthermore there is a listing on the box of the books, which is the way that I chose to read these books, but they can be truthfully read in any order as the reader may wish although I would honestly say Rapunzel's story should be last since that was the one that least interested me.
Each of the books has been illustrated with brightly colored full-page illustrations that are based off their animated films while those like Merida and Rapunzel had to be made into cartoons with Merida pretty much making the cut while Rapunzel didn't fare so well in my opinion.
And then a last statistic for the series, which rather confused me, is that the majority of these stories take place after the films in which these characters appear. Unfortunately the only exceptions to this rule seems to be Belle as her story is meant to take place some time shortly after she has moved into the castle as Beast's prisoner and Rapunzel as her story is meant to take place after she escaped the tower and went through the village but just before the lanterns were released thus making their stories seem more like fan-fic episodes.
In this story of Jasmine, we get to see more of the princess in charged while she seems to be a lot more level-headed than her father. Furthermore although she is married to Aladdin he seems to have taken the backseat while Genie is off somewhere doing who knows what. The only main character who doesn't seem to re-appear in this telling is poor Rajah and Iago as I am guessing this takes place before he escape Genie Jafar's lamp but even so Jasmine seems to have a pretty strong relationship with Abu.
The contents of this story has me wondering on where the plot was taken from as it reminds me so much of a part of the original fairy tale of Aladdin although his took place under the ground while this story takes place right outside the city walls. And even if they didn't rely on the original source material I could most definitely see this as a part of the Aladdin series I grew up with.
Although I know that this was a Disney book it also seems rather convenient that all the fruit seems to grow in this one area while all fruiting at the same time instead of days, weeks or months apart. Furthermore the fact that it is part of the royal holdings but supplies all the people with the food they need and the simple answer to the problem was a bit of a disappointment to me.
Out of all the books this one was the one that was the most interesting in costume. Jasmine didn't really change much in her dresses in her illustrations but instead wore this sparkle dress that is part of the Disney Princess brand unlike any of the other princesses in the series. And furthermore Aladdin was also in an outfit that I had never seen before also.
Like the rest of the books in the series this was a rather quick and interesting read that was cute for those who enjoy the Disney princesses.
July 2, 2017
There is no fruit for the Sultan's breakfast! So Jasmine and Abu are to the rescue!
I like seeing Jasmine step out and take charge of the situation. While the story stretched the imagination more than a bit, the characters stay pretty true to themselves, and we get to see Jasmine's self-reliance (something we never saw enough of in the movies). The solution to the problem - and the CAUSE of the problem, are a bit too much of a stretch. I'd make some snarky comment here but that would involve putting up the spoiler warning and it's just not worth it.
I do like that this series of books came out at all. Though focusing on main characters that are married (and old enough to be married) for kids to read about seems a little bit strange - does no one else see that? Still, it's always nice to see what happened after the "happily ever after" of the story, so for beginning readers who are Disney fans, this is the perfect way for kids to dive into books. That alone makes this worthwhile.
I like seeing Jasmine step out and take charge of the situation. While the story stretched the imagination more than a bit, the characters stay pretty true to themselves, and we get to see Jasmine's self-reliance (something we never saw enough of in the movies). The solution to the problem - and the CAUSE of the problem, are a bit too much of a stretch. I'd make some snarky comment here but that would involve putting up the spoiler warning and it's just not worth it.
I do like that this series of books came out at all. Though focusing on main characters that are married (and old enough to be married) for kids to read about seems a little bit strange - does no one else see that? Still, it's always nice to see what happened after the "happily ever after" of the story, so for beginning readers who are Disney fans, this is the perfect way for kids to dive into books. That alone makes this worthwhile.
December 24, 2025
Cute chapter book about an orchard mishap mystery. You could tie in a small lesson on economy/supply and demand.
I thought it was selfish of Jasmine to keep all of the extra jewels at the end, especially when she is already the most well off than anyone in Agrabah. If she wanted earrings, she didn’t need all of them. Just my opinion.
I thought it was selfish of Jasmine to keep all of the extra jewels at the end, especially when she is already the most well off than anyone in Agrabah. If she wanted earrings, she didn’t need all of them. Just my opinion.
April 4, 2021
A fun adventure/mystery for young readers. I read the first chapter or two years ago and it’s stuck in my head for an impressive amount of time. Now that I know the resolution I’m going to take the plot and turn it into an adventure for my dnd party.
October 8, 2017
Cute story, and it's always nice to have brand new adventures with the Princesses. But it was a bit goofy with the magic.
February 20, 2021
Lovely little series that I entirely enjoyed.
September 15, 2021
Read with my 8 year old daughter. Cute story. She really liked it.
October 4, 2022
These books are adorable!
May 31, 2023
I like that Jasmine was a capable problem solver, but they really dumbed down Aladdin which didn't seem fair.
Loose logic required to not overly question the author's plot points.
Loose logic required to not overly question the author's plot points.
May 5, 2013
This is a cute addition to the Disney Princess Early Chapter Book series. Jasmine shows off more smarts than belly in this edition (although her trademark belly shirt is still there in the several illustrations spread throughout the book) as she and her new husband Aladdin must find out why there is no fruit in the marketplace. A little bit mystery and a little bit magical, my kids definitely liked this one.
April 13, 2015
I don't normally rate/review short children's books but wanted to note that--in terms of plot and the writing, itself--this one is better than most of the Disney princess books through which I've suffered. We read it in two long sessions.
June 28, 2015
there was no fruit in jasmines city because they were turened into jewels then they found the thing what was causing it was powder they figured a way to stop it they made there own powder and it worked
September 8, 2015
Cute book. Love that the pictures have Jasmine's new design, her hair is more flowing and there's a loose strand - looks more natural. Liked the little nuances, Sultan saying "Splendid!" like how he did in the movie, and Aladdin knowing more about the marketplace people than Jasmine did.
November 15, 2013
i like the part when Jasmine and her friends reverse the spell that was on the orchard.
March 26, 2014
This was actually a really entertaining read. My girls loved it (of course). But the story was written well enough that I actually really liked it too. Appropriate for all ages. Quick easy read.
September 14, 2016
Reading Level - 670L
February 15, 2014
Enjoyed reading this book with my 5 year old daughter
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