The Princess and the Wizard

I love the book

Ich habe dieses Buch für meine 10 jährige Enkelin gekauft um ihr das Englisch lernen leichter zu machen. Es entspricht genau meinen Vorstellungen. Nicht zu viel und zu schwieriger Text. Es macht Lust zu lesen, weil es durch die äußerst schönen und glitzernden Bilder begeistert. Leider wurde es durch den Transport beschädigt, aber die Zeit reichte nicht es noch einmal zu bestellen.

Ottimi disegni, bellissime righe in inglese. Una divertente storia della principessa che deve sfuggire alla maledizione del mago. I brillantini presenti in ogni pagina impreziosiscono il tutto!

Just to clarify that my review is for The Princess and the Wizard as there seems to be quite a few reviews from Julia Donaldson's other books mixed together for some reason under this product page which at the time of writing my review was specifically only for The Princess and the Wizard book. We have the paperback version which is a good sized book measuring 25cm by 25cm. The book is not written in a rhyming style but does have small rhyming parts throughout. The book is about a Princess called Eliza and a wicked Wizard who turns up at her birthday party uninvited and turns her Mum, Dad and guests into stone. The Wizard captures Eliza but not before her Fairy Godmother turns up and declares that Eliza should have seven chances to escape "by changing her colour and changing her shape". The book then proceeds to describe each of the Princesses escape attempts such as her turning herself into a blue fish or an orange fox but somehow the Wizard finds her every time with the help of his magic spell book. So can Eliza outwit the Wizard and his magic book and escape back to her family?....... The illustrations are beautifully done with bright colourful pictures and each has glitter accents at certain parts such as Eliza's dress, tree branches or the Wizard's robe and hat. The story flows nicely and the repetition is great for little ones learning to read and recognise words. The book covers the days of the week, colours, animals and numbers and is one of the longer books by the author but still perfectly short enough for it to be read as a bedtime story. Another wonderful children's book suitable for younger children perhaps from between the ages of two and seven. My children love Julia Donaldson books and we have slowly been increasing our collection over the last few months. Both of my children love this book although my daughters favourite is still Sugarlump and the Unicorn and my son's favourite is still Room on the Broom . This is another one of the glitter books which include Sugarlump and the Unicorn , Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox , The Rhyming Rabbit and The Singing Mermaid and so each page has glitter highlights on it which adds a lovely sparkly effect to the story.

This author is the best. I got all her books. My kids enjoy them daily!

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