The Princess Gown
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618862595 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
When small Hannah discovers a smudge on the gown her family has created for the princess, she finds a way not only to cover the mistake but to improve upon the design. With the look of a classic storybook and a setting of palace courtyards and old-world shops and streets, this book features a one-of-a-kind wedding dress. Out of mistakes come innovation!
"The Princess Gown" according to Janet E. Rozen. I read the story to my four year old granddaughter who loved it so much that she took it to school one day so that her teacher could read it out loud. The kids liked the book so much that my grandchild had to bring it back a second day. She liked the story not only because it's about a princess but also because Hanna's suggestion was seized upon by her elders and was incorporated as an important design on the gown. As an adult, I loved the idea that the story was based on family history. The story was lovely and well written. The accompanying illustrations were beautiful. Traveling_Jane said Sure to become a classic. Both of my daughters (ages 5 and 8) fell in love with this book immediately, and it's easy to see why. Not only is it full of things that little girls love to read about (a princess and lots of wedding gowns), it also has a charming story that every child can relate to. Beautifully written and illustrated, the book is sure to become a children's classic.Based on true historical events, The Princess Gown tells the story of Hanna, an embroiderer's daughter, whose family enters a wedding gown competition for the princess's wedding. Each child in the family is allowed to pla. Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children Yana V. Rodgers Hanna's resourcefulness and creativity helped her to play in places such as high tree limbs where she had an eagle's eye view of the goings-on, but these traits also led to messy clothes and dirty hands whenever she came home. Was it her dirty hands that smudged the gorgeous wedding dress that her father had hand-crafted for the competition to become the official Embroider to the Princess? With no way to remove the stain in time, Hanna and her family must find a way to hide the flaw or risk heading to the poorhouse if the princess chooses a different tailor's dress.For t
. All rights reserved. The unfortunate coupling of a rather flat and naive artistic style with a text that cries for sumptuous detail diminishes the book's potential.—Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Public Library, NYCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 3—Strauss fabricates a story about a contest in which a princess will select a wedding gown from among offerings sewn by many of the kingdom's tailors. Hanna's fa