The Twelve Dancing Princesses
What's This Book About
A Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator gives this classic fairy tale a brand-new setting! Night after night, the twelve princesses mysteriously wear out their shoes. But how? The king promises a great reward to any man who can solve the mystery. Rachel Isadora has revitalized and reimagined this well-loved Brothers Grimm fairytale by bringing the story of the twelve princesses to Africa. The unique presentation of this classic tale is sure to enchant readers with its vibrant imagery.
What Kind of Book is The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Reviews
Artist Rachel Isadora takes a classic fairytale and brings it to life in a new way using African art and imagery. This book is one of about a half-dozen similar books, and they're all great! It's great to see fairytales in fresh takes with more diversity--not only of skin color, but of artistic style too. They're a joy to read and even more of a joy to look at.
Book Lists That Include This Book
The Creative Behind the Book
Rachel Isadora (www.rachelisadora.com) received a Caldecott Honor for Ben’s Trumpet, and has written and illustrated numerous other books for children, including Bea in The Nutcracker, Bea at Ballet, Jake at Gymnastics, Say Hello!, Peekaboo Morning, the Lili at Ballet series, and several classic tales set in Africa (Old Mikamba Had a Farm, The Night Before Christmas, Rapunzel, and The Princess and the Pea). She lives in New York City.
What Has Rachel Isadora Said About This Book
Nothing yet! Let Rachel Isadora know that you want to hear from them about their book.
More Books by Rachel Isadora
Other Books You Might Enjoy If You Liked This Book
Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780142414507
- Publication Date
- November 12, 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 16
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~631L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 117614
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
Contribute to this page
This page is starting to look fantastic!
Just the barebones.
Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.