![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Edwards, Sonoma County Library, Santa Rosa, CAĬopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Although their short length and sly humor would make the books appeal to reluctant readers, the difficult font makes it hard to recommend them to that audience.Ĭarol A. ![]() Although "The Princess Tales" lack the complexity of plot and fantastical invention found in Levine's Ella Enchanted (HarperCollins, 1997), they make a nice addition to the genre of novels based on and yet departing from traditional tales. There is a rich use of language and spirited characters, especially the females. The Princess Test is based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea." Illustrated with full-page pen-and-ink drawings, both retellings are delightfully lighthearted, with little doubt that good will ultimately triumph over evil. The Fairy's Mistake is a play on "Toads and Diamonds," a story from Perrault about gifts given by a witch to two sisters, one kind and the other unkind. : The Princess Test (The Princess Tales) (9780439227575) by Gail Carson Levine and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books. ![]() ![]() Grade 3-6-Two novellas that are grounded in well-known tales and set in the magical kingdom of Biddle. ![]()
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