Sleeping Handsome and the Princess Engineer is a cute picture book for the K-2 set that tries to hit all the requisite modern points. Prince Handsome is quickly dispatched into slumber by the curse set by a jealous wizard, and so Princess Engineer comes to the rescue. About the only engineering requ...
The Silver Bowl delivers a mix of fantasy and action-adventure, where our hero/servant/slave-girl Molly, learns to use her powers to fight against an evil curse that is placed upon a royal family. Being one who likes a lot of action in a story, I found this to be slow at the beginning, though it pic...
In case you didn't know, I read a LOT of juvenile fiction. Love it! This book was no exception. Stanley wrote a fascinating story that I had no trouble getting through.Molly is the daughter of a drunken tailor, sent to work at the royal castle when she is just seven years old. Slowly, she works ...
Read the full review HERE!Bella has grown up a blacksmith’s daughter, and best friend of Prince Julian. She has a very wild imagination, but never wild enough to think she could be the daughter of a Knight!Her whole life is thrown upside down when her Auntie Maud shows up to take her back to her rea...
The Silver Bowl by Diane Stanley: Fantastic everyday details, which are always nice, especially in fantasy. I liked the resolution of the plot and especially the way the relationships ended. However, I was confused by the setting which didn't seem to quite know if it was a fairy tale world or ours. ...
A nice modernization of the familiar tale. Goldie is what some might call a picky child - she knows what she likes and what she doesn't. This is all fine when it concerns food and clothes and books, but her parents start to worry about Goldie making friends. Is she being too picky? A chance enco...
Although Good Queen Bess is a picture book biography this is best suited for older/advanced independent readers as it is very text heavy. That said this is a really fantastic picture book biography for any child interested in one of the most fascinating rulers. At times I found myself wanting a bi...
An incredibly through and detailed view of DaVinci's life, work and personality. Not at all nostalgic or romantic in its treatment of DaVinci, yet was able to portray his humanity. Beautiful illustrations: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, photo collage. Pronunciation guide, Bibliography, Recomm...
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