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About Eric A. Kimmel
See more books from this AuthorKimmel eliminates details of the princes' quests to focus on their discovery (through the crystal ball) that the princess is deathly ill, their return to her via the carpet, her recovery after eating the orange, and her choice of her original beloved on the grounds that only he has given up his t...
| Read Full Review of The Three Princes: A Tale fro...Kimmel's sprightly retelling of a Middle Eastern folktale and Fisher's ambient artwork shimmer with wisdom and magic. A princess sends each of three princes to find a ``wondrous object'' so that one w
Feb 28 1994 | Read Full Review of The Three Princes: A Tale fro...Plenty of action enlivens this team's (The Jar of Fools: Eight Hanukkah Stories from Chelm) version of a Zen parable about a castle held hostage by a gluttonous rat.
| Read Full Review of The Three Princes: A Tale fro...Fisher ( Kinderdike , Children's Forecasts, Dec. 20) suggests the exotic Arabian setting with a rich palette of striking tones--pink desert skies, violet vistas--and by incorporating unexpected closeups and unusual angles in his compositions.
| Read Full Review of The Three Princes: A Tale fro...Three cousins compete to find an object wondrous enough to win the hand of a princess--and end up saving her life.
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