
" A kind sister and a cruel one. A charming prince. A spiteful fairy. A hundred-year snooze. A pea under a pile of mattresses. A kiss."
All the familiar ingredients, but why is the punished sister happy? Where did that extra prince come from, and what does a flock of balding sheep or a fleck of tuna in a chocolate cake have to do with anything?
Gail Carson Levine has waved her magic wand over three well-known fairy tales, and presto They are transformed -- and sparklingly funny-in these delightful retellings: "The Fairy's Mistake
The Princess Test
Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep"
Happily ever after has never been so hilarious
| v k jain cathie black joseph w keyes j a bell a somasekhar | thomas erl choy m a aldrich jamie lorentzen sean mcdonald |