The Prince's Diary.The Prince's Diary Renee Ting & Elizabeth O. Dulemba Shen's Books 40951 Fremont Blvd, Freemont CA 94538 1885008279 $16.95, www.shens.com The Prince's Diary by Renee Ting is a picturebook retelling re·tell·ing n. A new account or an adaptation of a story: a retelling of a Roman myth. of the classic Cinderella--from the Prince's point of view! "Dear Diary, I have fallen in love with the most beautiful girl, but I don't even know her name!" the prince writes, one lovelorn day. He must devise a way to search the land for his one true love. The Prince's Diary lets the reader know what the prince was really thinking when he met Cinderella's stepsisters, and offers a "behind-the-scenes" twist on a timeless timeless, adj infinite, enduring, endless. fairytale. Each two-page spread features an exuberant exuberant /ex·u·ber·ant/ (eg-zoo´ber-ant) copious or excessive in production; showing excessive proliferation. ex·u·ber·ant adj. Proliferating or growing excessively. color illustration by Elizabeth O. Dulemba on the left and the prince's story on the right. The Prince's Diary is a charming fable especially recommended for young readers on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of making the transition from picture books to chapter books. |
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