Synopses & Reviews
What would you do if diamonds and rubies tumbled out of your mouth every time you spoke? Well, that′s what happens to Rosella after a run with a misguided fairy in "A Fairy′s Mistake." If you were turned into a toad, would you pine after your prince as much as Parsley does in "For Biddle′s Sake?"
The road to happily-ever-after is never easy, but the masterful touch of Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine will keep readers laughing their way through these fresh retellings of popular fairy tales.
All six of Gail Carson Levine′s beloved PRINCESS TALES in one book!
THE FAIRY′S MISTAKE
THE PRINCESS TEST
PRINCESS SONORA AND THE LONG SLEEP
CINDERELLLIS AND THE GLASS HILL
FOR BIDDLE′S SAKE
THE FAIRY′S RETURN
Ages 7-12
Synopsis
Boy meets princess, and it's love at first sight. Both laugh at the same jokes. Both are named after birds. His name is Robin, hers is Lark. Could there ever have been a more perfect match?
But alas King Harrumphrey won't let Lark marry a baker's son. And Robin is betrothed to someone else.
Now toss in Robin's nonsense-talking brothers, Nat and Matt, their versifying father, and Ethelinda, the fairy who wrought havoc in The Fairy's Mistake, and you've got a nutcrazical situation
A hilarious spoof on The Golden Goose by the Brothers Grimm, The Fairy's Return is the sixth Princess Tale from beloved Newbery Honor author and master fairy tale reteller Gail Carson Levine.
Synopsis
A witty spoof on the classic favorite "The Golden Goose, The Fairy's Return" marks the long-awaited return of Ethelinda, the fairy who wrought havoc in "The Fairy's Mistake." But can an out-of-practice fairy play Cupid with the help of a golden goose?
Synopsis
The six beloved Princess Tales books by a Newbery Honoree are now available in a single volume. Includes "The Fairy's Mistake, Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep, The Princess Test, Cinderellis and the Glass Hill, For Biddle's Sake," and "The Fairy's Return."
Synopsis
What would you do if diamonds and rubies tumbled out of your mouth every time you spoke? Well, that′s what happens to Rosella after a run with a misguided fairy in "A Fairy′s Mistake." If you were turned into a toad, would you pine after your prince as much as Parsley does in "For Biddle′s Sake?"
The road to happily-ever-after is never easy, but the masterful touch of Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine will keep readers laughing their way through these fresh retellings of popular fairy tales.
All six of Gail Carson Levine′s beloved PRINCESS TALES in one book!
THE FAIRY′S MISTAKE
THE PRINCESS TEST
PRINCESS SONORA AND THE LONG SLEEP
CINDERELLLIS AND THE GLASS HILL
FOR BIDDLE′S SAKE
THE FAIRY′S RETURN
Ages 7-12
About the Author
Gail Carsn Levine grew up in New York City and has been writing all her life. Her first novel, Ella Enchanted, was a Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include Fairest, a New York Times bestseller, Publishers Weekly Best Book, and School Library Journal Best Book; Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; Ever, a New York Times bestseller; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; A Tale of Two Castles; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction book Writer to Writer, the poetry book Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems, and the picture books Betsy Who Cried Wolf and Betsy Red Hoodie, illustrated by Scott Nash. Gail and her husband, David, live in New York's Hudson Valley.