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The Light Princess
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 854 Ratings and 97 Reviews

Book Description
The fact that George MacDonald--a scholar as well as a preacher and writer--once read this fairy tale to his students instead of giving them a lecture says volumes about the man and his beliefs. It also says much about his faith in the power of stories. The Light Princess is a simple enough tale, clearly written for children--a princess at her christening is cursed by a wicked witch with lightness... More
Book Information
PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
BindingHardcover (33 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100374344558
ISBN-13978-0374344559
Publication Date04/1977
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About George MacDonald (Author) : George MacDonald is a published author, editor, and an illustrator. Some of the published credits of George MacDonald include Daisy Pig / Light Princess, Princess and Curdie, Princess and the Goblin, ... more
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About Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) : Maurice Sendak is a published author, editor, illustrator, and a photographer of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Maurice Sendak include Where the Wild Things A... more
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3/29/2008 Christy Evers said: A clever, humorous Fairy Tale about a Princess who, by way of a spell, was not subject to gravity.
tags: I recommend, I read

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