THERE'S A PRINCESS IN THE PALACE
Five Classic Tales
Author: Alley, Zoë B.
Illustrator: Alley, R.W.

Review Date: August 1, 2010
Publisher:Neal Porter/Roaring Brook
Pages: 40
Price ( Hardback ): $19.99
Publication Date: September 14, 2010
ISBN ( Hardback ): 978-1-59643-471-4
Category: Picture Books

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The Alley duo spread the joy of There’s a Wolf at the Door (2009) into another oversized and overstuffed (with giggles, that is) volume. Within a graphic-novel format, the tales of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, the Frog Prince and ...

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