Barbie In The 12 Dancing Princesses

This version of the fairy tale features Princess Genevieve and her twelve sisters as they escape their strict cousin by dancing the night away in a magic world, returning only to save their father, the king.

Children will adore this charmingly illustrated retelling of the Grimm Brothers’ classic fairytale. Twelve princesses, each lovelier than the flower she was named for, find themselves at the center of a baffling mystery. Each night they go to bed, locked securely in their room. But in the morning, their dancing shoes are worn thin—as though they’d been dancing all night! A handsome suitor discovers that the princesses are enchanted, and that each night, in their sleep, they travel to a magical world to dance at a ball. Will this handsome suitor be able to break the spell and rescue the princesses?

Beaded bracelet attached to p. [2] of cover, appears through front cover.

The King keeps his twelve daughters locked up at night but somehow they escape to go dancing. What is the princesses' secret? And will the king find out?

For generations, children have loved the enchanting story of the twelve beautiful princesses and the handsome young lad who solves the mystery of their tattered shoes. Now Marianna Mayer brings to life all the splendor and romance of this beloved classic, from the dazzling forests Of silver, gold, and diamonds to a twilight palace where the bewitched princesses dance to hypnotic music. And award-winning artist Kinuko Craft add, her own magic: a visual feast of exquisite, jewel-like paintings that sweep across the pages. Together, Mayer and Craft have created an unforgettable world that readers of all ages will want to return to again and again.

To win a bride and a kingdom, a soldier endeavors to discover why the dancing shoes of the king's twelve daughters are worn to pieces every morning.

This version of the fairy tale features Princess Genevieve and her twelve sisters as they escape their strict cousin by dancing the night away in a magic world, returning only to save their father, the king.