Elizabeth, a duke's daughter sick with fever, travels through time from Elizabethan England to a farm in modern Iowa, where she has difficulty convincing anyone of the truth of her story.
Ahira isn't a typical princess. When she's kidnapped by dragons on her sixteenth birthday she declares it the best thing that has ever happened to her. No more etiquette lessons!Assigned to a powerful but extremely messy dragon named Azmaveth, Ahira soon makes friends with the magical creatures around her new home. Even cleaning up after Azmaveth and putting up with with his failed magic experiments isn't too bad, until he forces her to work with his human steward, Kohath.Kohath is a piece of work. His bossy attitude combined with his lack of personal space makes him the most infuriating male Ahira has ever met. He's also hiding a huge secret.But war is looming with the Valkyrie, and not even the dragons are immune to political maneuvering. A surprise betrayal breaks Ahira's heart and sends her packing back to her old home.If she does nothing she'll never see Azmaveth, Kohath, or the rest of her magical friends again.Happily ever afters don't come easy, but this princess just might be willing to fight for hers.
A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning tale. Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out. With black-and-white illustrations and a refreshed cover by Timothy Basil Ering.
A Prodigal Princess is a creatively candid true story of transparency, transformation, and triumph. It is a refreshingly honest look into the often unspoken struggles of being raised in the church, but still choosing to run to the world in an attempt to run from God's call. Filled with Biblical examples and personal experiences, A Prodigal Princess takes us on a journey of finding God, finding purpose, and ultimately finding oneself. It is a unique blend of revelation and rawness, as it gives an honest look into the author's encounters with love, heartbreak, and even low self-esteem. Adara makes her testimony an open book, sharing her journey from the "pig's pen" back to her Father's house. This book serves as a inspiration and reminder to all those who may feel they are in a "prodigal" state, that it's never too late to take your rightful place as an heir to Christ's throne with purpose in God's kingdom.
Everyone in the land of Gemela knows that only royals have a twin soul. But when Princess Alita takes an unauthorized excursion outside the kingdom walls and finds Howard, a pig keeper on a farm, her beliefs about the Twin Soul Proverb are thrown into disarray. As Alita and Howard meet secretly to hide their romance from royals and commoners alike, they soon discover that Gemela’s history may be darker than they thought. The princess and the pig keeper must fight to stay together while others try to tragically destroy their love. Book 1 in the Twin Souls Trilogy.
It's a pig's life being a princess! Young princess Isabella has it all - but has had enough of all of it. Isabella has had enough of being waited on hand and foot, of having to smile all the time, and of wearing beautiful dresses that she can't climb trees in. So when the king banishes her to the pigsty, his punishment backfires - Isabella's happier there than a pig in mud!
Playwriting for Puppet Theatre provides a foundation for those puppeteers, teachers and librarians who want to develop suitable scripts for puppet theatre. Mattson explores the difference between traditional theatre and puppet theatre and notes the special characteristics of the various puppets. The important aspects of script writing are then addressed. She considers the many general questions which must be answered by the playwright: the type of puppet to be used, the audience, and availability of resources and facilities. Suggestions are then given for dramatizing original ideas and for adapting well-known stories. The chapter on plot development emphasizes the importance of perspective, transitional material and the need for action. One chapter proposes various ways to develop a character through dialogue, names, and behavior. Another chapter demonstrates how the use of rhyme can add interest and humor to a puppet play. Teachers will find suggestions on how to develop a play on a specific theme or about a specific character. Some attention is also given to the mechanics of writing a play. Includes a group of puppet plays which have been successfully performed by Seattle Puppetory Theatre. Among them are Rumplestiltskin, The Princess and the Pea, The Bad-Tempered Wife, The Golden Axe, The Swineherd, and The Fisherman and His Wife. Production notes follow each script. Several samples of manipulation charts are included which may be used as an aid in blocking the puppets and the puppeteers for the various hand puppet productions.