I enjoyed the pictures in this, but not so much the adaptation. This is one of my favorite fairy tales, though, so I tend to prefer the original story. ( )

the classic brothers grimm tale retold about the mystery of the princesses' destroyed shoes and the quest to figure it out.

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• In my opinion, this is a well written book. I liked this book because of the language and the how the author chose to write the plot. I thought the language was very descriptive and clear. When reading the text I had an easy time imaging the story. For example, when the author was describing Michael slipping into Lina’s boat I could visualize her dancing partner struggling to row the boat and Lina questioning his strength. My second reason for liking the book is the plot. I thought the author wrote the story well. The plot was organized and flowed nicely. The author took her time building the story so that it caused some tension when the story reached the climax. She did this when the sisters were deciding what to do with Michael, to have him killed or let him marry Lina. Adding this tension in the plot made the book more interesting. I think the main message of the story is that it’s okay to love someone from different socio-economic backgrounds. Lina chose to marry Michael even though he was just a peasant, she loved him regardless. ( )

I enjoyed reading this story about 12 princesses who disappear each night to a fantasy world. I liked how there was a sense of mystery in the beginning. Every night the room where the 12 princesses slept was locked. “Every morning, though, their shoes were found to be quite worn through”, this leaves the reading with curiosity to find out what happens to their shoes at night. The king asked princes to come and try to solve the mystery but every time a prince would come, in the morning “the prince himself had disappeared”. Making the reader even more curious about what is happening to all the princes. I liked that the story began this way because it makes the reader want to keep reading to find out what happens.
I also liked the fun and imaginative setting of the fantasy world the princesses go to. The princesses passed through three woods to get to their destination. Each wood was a little different, one “where the leaves on the trees were spangled with silver”, the next “where the leaves were sprinkled with gold” and the last “where the leaves glittered with diamonds”. The detail and elegance of the woods added to setting of the fantasy world making it more interesting and special.
I think that the central message from this telling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses is to go with your heart and not let titles stand in the way of true love. The youngest princess stopped the garden boy from drinking the cursed drink and married him even though her sisters teased her and told her that if she married him she would only be a “gardeners wife”. In the end the garden boy becomes king and instead of becoming a gardeners wife the princess becomes the queen. ( )