Once upon a time, there were seven princess sisters who did everything together, from horseback riding to jumping in royal leaf piles to throwing legendary piñ parties. But one day, they had the biggest fight in the entire history of princess fighting. There was no worse sound than the sound of this fight. Will the sisters ever find a way to fill their kingdom with sounds of laughter and playing again? Princesses of all sizes will royally delight in this modern-day fairy tale of sibling rivalry, adventure, and unconditional sisterly love.
The Seven Princesses of Jewel and Jem Lake Kelley’s fairy tale The Seven Princesses of Jewel and Jem is an amazing story centered around seven fabulous multicultural princesses who constantly fight about who is the most beautiful and the most talented. Discover what happens and what causes an unbelievable princess fight so terrible that the furious King Jem banishes them all. Accompany them and find out what happens to these gems as they are forced to go seven separate and difficult journeys. Will these sisters compromise their integrity for the treasures of the world? Or do obstacles during their travels enable them to learn of the richness of their culture? Girls and boys of all ages and heritage will fall in love with this adventure and learn poignant life lessons about majestic attributes, love between siblings, the preciousness of every child, and the value of every culture. Lake Kelley’s witty humor and colorful imagery will ignite the imaginations of kids around the world, sending the message that every child is, indeed, a prince or princess. Will the sisters compromise their integrity for the treasures of the world?
"The seventh princess, who lived in a remote castle, in a mountain region, met no real young men; the only young men she encountered were in the stories that she read. Her hero from her book was a rich and magical youth who wandered the world collecting tales wherever he could and retelling them. She shut herself up in her room for long periods to read about him and his adventures. In his stories he told, not just of beautiful princesses, but of jealous princesses, naive princesses, frisky princesses, demanding princesses, cursed princesses, brainy princesses, warrior princesses, healing princesses, coquettish princesses, enlightened princesses, even sleeping princesses, but he never, ever, mentioned her type of princess, a hidden princess, waiting to be discovered, waiting to be loved, lost in the tentacles of time. Then one day she read a mysterious story he had written himself. “If a person wants some thing,.. or another, they have only to ask,” said the character in that tale. “For this is the way that the universe works," he continued, "if a person sends out a signal, or a wish, into the ether, then it will most often be answered.” Buoyed up by this new concept the seventh princess made a wish and asked that her hero, the story teller, be delivered to her."
Seven Seas is proud to present this collection of princess stories drawn from the world's storytelling traditions. These timeless stories have been retold and reinvented over and over throughout the years, in books, movies, and animation. For many readers, this volume will be an introduction to the stories in their original form, as told by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and others.From the familiar to the obscure, these fifteen classic stories are a gateway into a world of magic, danger, and romance. The book includes classics like "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty" and lesser-known tales like "Snow White and Rose Red" and "The Twelve Dancing Princesses." Each story features a princess, or a girl who becomes a princess through her kindness, determination, or compassion. New manga-style illustrations from Shiei, illustrator of Seven Seas' edition of Pride and Prejudice add to the enchantment of this beautiful collection.The following stories are included in this edition:Beauty and the BeastCinderella, or the Little Glass SlipperThe Sleeping Beauty in the WoodRapunzelSnowdropSnow-White and Rose-RedThe Frog-PrinceRumpelstiltskinThe Twelve Dancing PrincessesThe Princess and the PeaLittle ThumbelinaThe Little MermaidThe Snow QueenThe Tale of Princess KaguyaAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
