The 12 Dancing Princesses

by Suçie Stevenson, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

In this easy-to-read version of a classic Grimms' fairy tale, a lucky dog named Luca helps the king solve a mystery and break a magic spell that has been cast on his twelve beautiful daughters.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Classics

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Suçie Stevenson (1956- ) is an American children's author and illustrator. Born in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1956, she is the daughter of cartoonist and children's author/illustrator James Stevenson, and artist Jane Stevenson. She has lived and worked on Cape Cod for 30 years. She has worked shucking scallops, digging quahogs, hauling bricks as a mason's tender, and as a house painter. The last 25 years have been spent exclusively writing and illustrating children's books and painting pictures.

Suçie Stevenson is the acclaimed author and illustrator of more than 5o books for children, and is best known as the illustrator of the popular Henry and Mudge books by Cynthia Rylant. She also illustrates the Annie and Snowball series by Cynthia Rylant. She and Cynthia Rylant were awarded the first Theodor Seuss Geisel ("Dr. Seuss") medal in 2006 for Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas, by the American Library Association for "The most distinguished contribution to the body of American children's literature known as beginning reader books."

From the artist's website and encyclopedia.com.

Reviews

[Natalie Taggart · Rating 3 out of 5]

12 Princess sisters sneak out of their bedrooms every night to go dancing together.

[Kat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not even close to the original. There is no spell. The princesses dance of their own accord. It moves so far away from the original that I begin to wonder if this is a retelling or a whole new story. The pictures were cute.

[Alex]

Fairytale Story!

[Asha Seth · Rating 3 out of 5]

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