The Princess and the White Bear KingThe king's youngest daughter goes to stay in the castle of a white bear. She is content there until her mother makes her suspicious and encourages her to light a candle to look upon her host at night. In doing so, she condemns the prince, who was turned into a bear by enchantment, to marry the Troll Queen who cast the spell. Only through great courage, effort, cunning, and goodness can the princess change his fate. Young girls enamored of princess tales and their elders seeking strong female role models can agree that this powerful, romantic story has it all. Longer than in most picture books, the text combines elements of three traditional folktales: "East of the Sun, West of the Moon," "The Black Bear of Norraway," and "The White Bear King." Created with acrylic paints, pencils, and oil pastels, the molded artwork features many stately, luminous scenes in which the princess's red robes and yellow hair glow against the cool ice blues of the northern landscapes. Well suited to reading aloud. |
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Aphrodite Art and Story Auckland Barefoot Books Celebrating bear's beautiful Black Bull Books Celebrating Art bride-white bridegroom brought the Troll Bull of Norraway candle castle gates cottage dream enchantment fairy fairy tales folds gentle padding gift glass I climbed glass mountain gold or money golden cup handed the Princess higher she climbed illustrated by Nicoletta land that lies late or never leave the old lies east marry the Troll moon mother mountain of glass never catch Nicoletta Ceccoli old woman called old woman nodded padding of paws paddle paws Prince's wine Princess replied Princess sat Princess sighed Princess thanked Princess was led Psyche Robyn Batt Illustrations rode sale for gold silver scissors skirt sleeping draught slipped a sleeping sun and west Tanya Robyn Batt thick thickly-needled forest Three long Troll Queen agreed true bride turned to leave wake and turn walked wedding feast White Bear King youngest Princess Zealand