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The twelve dancing princesses
By Mayer, Marianna & Craft, Kinuko
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68802-026-2
- Publisher
- New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1989.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 1989
Gr 2-4 In this lavishly illustrated but poorly structured retelling of the classic Grimm tale, Mayer retains little of the original, making major and inexplicable changes in the story. Abandoning the direct simplicity of the folk tradition found in Errol Le Cain's version (Penguin, 1981), Mayer fundamentally alters the main characters, making the old soldier a golden-haired youth, the eldest daughter the youngest, and the old crone a mystifying vision of a "regal" woman. She further confuses the plot by introducing several new and unnecessary elements which are never fully developed (a fortune-teller...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
