CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 31, 2012
"A pleasant magical outing. (Fairy tale/fantasy. 8-12)"
In her third fairy-tale novelization, Zahler (
The Thirteenth Princess, 2010, and
A True Princess, 2011) dips into Hans Christian Andersen's "The Wild Swans" and mixes in a bit of Celtic folklore.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 24, 2012
"Prickly, a bit funny and a bit dark: classic Grimm, modernized. (author's note) (Picture book/fairy tale. 4-10)"
Hans, half hedgehog and half human, lives as a hermit, deep in a forest with a rooster steed and an entourage of pigs, happily playing his fiddle, until two kings make promises that send him looking for his just reward: a princess.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 8, 2011
"Lovers of wisecracking fairies and broody vampires will find this twee, but it has its own silly charm. (Fantasy. 8-10)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
"So visit the Karkonosze Castle or the Wieliczka salt mine or the banished city of Wineta--you may be challenged, but you will not be disappointed. (Folktales. 8-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
"The Nutcracker by Susan Jeffers (2007) remains the quintessential interpretation, but there is room on the Christmas bookshelves for the Engelbreit version as well. (Picture book. 4-7) "
Engelbreit extends her collection of traditional children's stories with this retelling of the Christmas classic, which blends well with the artist's signature style of highly ornamented illustrations bursting with bows, candies and fantasy flowers.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
"A fitting fable for the very young about friendship and diversity. (Picture book. 3-6)"
