"Journey into the enchanting worlds of the Disney princesses, where dreams really do come true. Discover wonderful tales of adventure, romance, and magic, meeting all your favorite characters along the way."--P. [4] of cover.
With Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Favorite Princesses, artists-in-training embark on a thrilling artistic adventure with the Disney princesses! This 128-page book includes drawing projects for all 12 Disney princesses and their friends. Disney Princess celebrates the most magical adventures, each woven around a relatable, empowered heroine who inspires kids (and adults!) to realize their full potential. And you can realize your full artistic potential with Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Favorite Princesses, where you journey to a magic kingdom under the sea to draw the little mermaid Ariel, to an enchanted castle where all the objects come alive to draw Belle, and to China during the Han Dynasty to draw the brave warrior Mulan. This edition also includes the newest princess, Moana! After an introduction to art tools and materials, a series of drawing exercises invites you to warm up and learn a few basic drawing techniques. Then the real fun begins! Find drawing projects for all the Disney princesses: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida, and Moana. You can also draw their faithful friends, including Cinderella’s mouse companions Jaq and Gus, Jasmine’s tiger Rajah, Mulan’s guardian spirit Mushu, and more. The easy-to-follow instructions in this book guide you through the drawing process; each step builds upon the last until the character is complete! You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Favorite Princesses, and flip to the character you want to draw. Draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your Disney princess drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints. Plus, learn some fun facts about the Disney princesses as you learn to draw them. For example, did you know that Aurora from Sleeping Beauty is drawn one thick eyelash? Or that Rapunzel’s chameleon friend Pascal has three toes on each foot? Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure. So grab your drawing pencils and go on an artistic journey with the Disney princesses!
Merrie Haskell’s middle-grade fantasy novel Princess Curse is an imaginative retelling of the fairy tales The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Beauty and the Beast. In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Sylvania, the prince offers a fabulous reward to anyone who cures the curse that forces the princesses to spend each night dancing to the point of exhaustion. Everyone who tries disappears or falls into an enchanted sleep. Thirteen-year-old Reveka, a smart, courageous herbalist’s apprentice, decides to attempt to break the curse despite the danger. Unravelling the mystery behind the curse leads Reveka to the Underworld, and to save the princesses, Reveka will have to risk her soul. Princess Curse combines magic, suspense, humor, and adventure into a story perfect for fans of Gail Carson Levine.
For every classic Disney fairytale, the Disney princess has always been the beating heart and soul, the magic ingredient that ties the masterpiece together. Now, with the release of never-before-seen concept art from the legendary Disney archive, nostalgic fans and collectors finally have the chance to get a closer look at how each of these princesses came to be. With over 200 colourful images, this spectacular eye-catching package serves as the definitive celebration and history of the Disney princess from 1937 to 2019.
