The Practical Princess, and Other Liberating Fairy TalesSix unusual fairy tales include "The Practical Princess," "Stupid Marco," "The Silver Whistle," "Forgetful Fred," "Petronella," and "Philbert the Fearful." |
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User Review - Cheryl_in_CC_NV - LibraryThingNot as wonderful as I'd hoped - the stories are really too short to develop the characters at all, and so it's neither charming nor satisfying. They are clever, though, especially Petronella, which ... Read full review
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User Review - CeridwynR - LibraryThingAnother set of short fairy tales (six of them), this one for much younger readers. The heroines in this are feisty and interesting and actually DO something, which is always a nice change. They're ... Read full review
Contents
Stupid Marco | 15 |
The Silver Whistle | 31 |
Forgetful Fred | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Practical Princess, and Other Liberating Fairy Tales |
| Author | Jay Williams |
| Illustrated by | Rick Schreiter, Marilyn Braaten |
| Contributor | Scholastic Book Services |
| Publisher | Scholastic Book Services, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0590313150, 9780590313155 |
| Length | 88 pages |
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