Synopses & Reviews
When a beautiful, but conceited, princess cruelly turns down each of her suitors, her father, the king, forces her to marry a beggar. But a life of hard work and love soon teach the princess a valuable lesson and her hardness gives way to kindness and compassion. And through loving eyes, the princess is surprised to see who her husband really is.
Review
"The housework scene, in which the inept princess attempts to cook, rewards viewers with amusing and sometimes absurd details. An original take on a classic fairy tale."--Booklist, Carolyn Phelan
Review
"NorthSouth's latest picture-book edition of a Grimm Brothers' folktale demonstrates the mesmerizing potential of even a relatively minor story when placed in the hands of a gifted artist. Romanian illustrator Irina Dobrescu has created fresh, humorous, stylized paintings that highlight the story's message that we should not dismiss others solely on the basis of appearances."-New York Journal of Books
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About the Author
Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm were born in Germany in the 1780's. They were scholars and are best known today for their captivating fairy tales.Irina Dobrescu is a celebrated illustrator of children's books, and one of the few female comic artists from Romania. She studied at the National University of Fine Arts in Bucharest until 2003 and co-founded the Illustrators Club in Romania.