The classic tale from the Brothers Grimm of the twelve dancing princesses and their worn shoes is retold by Ruth Sanderson. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].
This book has been graded for interest at 0-3 years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Interlink Publishing Group, Inc .
RRuth Sanderson is the author and illustrator of numerous fairy tales for readers of all ages including the recently-published Mother Goose and Friends as well as Cinderella, The Night Before Christmas, and The Twelve Dancing Princesses. She lives with her family in Easthampton, Massachusetts The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, were German professors whose collections of folk tales and fairy tales have been loved for generations.
This book contains the following story:
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The king bans his twelve beautiful daughters from dancing, yet every night their shoes are worn through. The king promises that the man who can solve the mystery will marry one of his daughters - and rule the kingdom. But the princesses are as clever as they are beautiful and do not want to be constrained, and whilst many princes have tried to solve the mystery, all have failed. A poor soldier, seeking the reward, borrows an enchanted cloak from an old woman and is able to follow the princesses as they escape in the night to a castle where they dance with their twelve suitors. Having revealed his discovery to the king he chooses the eldest princess for his bride and becomes the king’s heir.
This book features the following character:
A Grimm Brother
This book features the character A Grimm Brother.
