Meanwhile, Nicholas has fallen in love with Lorelei, a mere blacksmith's daughter. So he devises a series of princess tests, designed to weed out the phonies and the fakes. But he must make sure the bride is a real princess. New York: Harpercollins, 1999.īook description from publisher: "In The Princess Test, King Humphrey has decided its time for his son, Prince Nicholas, to marry. These books are recommended for all ages.Įlla Enchanted received a Newbery Honor Medal, it also has the distinction of being a favorite among readers.Ī: Buy the book in hardcover or paperback. She quickly followed this success with The Princess Tales series which retell favorite fairy tales. Gail Carson Levine burst onto the fairy tale retelling scene in 1998 with Ella Enchanted, a Newbery Honor Book. Journals and Magazines Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre Cannon Movie Tales European Fairy Tale Films.Fairy Tale Illustrators: Picture Books and Illustrated Anthologies.Romance Novels Graphic Novels Fiction Authors and Series.She’s no princess, but he wants to marry her all the same–but how will she ever pass the terrible tests?In these first two delightfully entertaining, laugh-out-loud Princess Tales, Gail Levine gently spoofs the notion that fairies are always right and that tests can ever prove a person’s worth, but holds fast to the notion that true love will always win in the end. Meanwhile, Nicholas has fallen in love with Lorelei, a mere blacksmith’s daughter.
The fairy Ethelinda feels she’s meted out justice just right–until she discovers Rosella has been locked up by a greedy prince and Myrtle is having the time of her life! In The Princess Test, King Humphrey has decided it’s time for his son, Prince Nicholas, to marry. Her punishment: Bugs and vipers slither out of her mouth. Her reward: Jewels and gems tumble out of her mouth whenever she speaks. Now this award-winning author turns her attention to two more classic fairy tales, and deftly turns them upside down and inside out with her trademark wit and hilarity.In The Fairy’s Mistake, two very different sisters have two very different encounters with the fairy Ethelinda. Gail Carson Levine charmed the world with Ella Enchanted, her spirited retelling of the Cinderella story.
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