Sparkling Princess 123

by Lisa Perrett (Illustrator)

Overview

Learning to count is magical with this addition to the Sparkling Stories series! Enter a glimmering kingdom of numbers, from 1 glittering frog prince through 10 enchanted friends. The cast of royal characters includes 4 bright unicorns, 5 fiery dragons, 8 shimmering fairies, and more. Simple text, bright illustrations, and sparkly holographic foil on every page make this novelty board book a dazzling delight.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402788871
Publisher:	Sterling Children's Books
Publication date:	03/05/2013
Series:	Sparkling Stories
Pages:	14
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Lisa Perrett began life as an art director in corporate advertising. Heeding the siren song of clean living and a clear presence of mind, she struck out on her own, diving head first into children's book land. Crediting a charmed life, she has since resided in the joys of childhood, illustrating for kid's media and recently opening a super-fantastic toy and candy store called Robot Candy Co. in the forever young Charleston, SC.

Editorial Reviews

Count up to 10 with various fairy-tale characters. Bedecked in foil of various hues with a subtle embossing, 1 frog prince, 2 glass slippers, 3 castles and 4 unicorns all make an appearance. Most of the objects are easily counted, but the "10 enchanted friends!" prove confusing; is the princess atop the unicorn an enchanted friend or is it the barely visible snail resting on a sparkly mushroom? A few of Perrett's graphic cartoons in highly saturated jewel tones are droll, but readers may start to wonder why so many of the people and the magical beings never open their eyes. While a token few of the princesses here show some ethnic variety, the sister title, Sparkling Princess ABC (2013), does a better job with diversity and depicts a dark-skinned princess on the cover and two more on the inside. Working through the alphabet, several of the same fairy-tale characters cross over to this book and are again embellished with the same speckled foil. One-word captions label each object, which are depicted two or three to page. At the end, both titles unnecessarily review the numbers and letters in a too-busy double-page spread with tiny images. While the attempts at diversity should be lauded, both are shiny bits of board-book bling without much substance. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews