The Princess and the Pea by Rachel Isadora

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An award-winning illustrator bring a well-loved fairy tale to life.

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The Princess and the Pea by Rachel Isadora

When a prince sets out to find a princess to marry, he soon discovers this is not a simple task. There is no shortage of so-called princesses, but how can he tell whether or not they are what they claim to be? Then one night a great storm rages, there comes a knock on the palace gate - and the prince's life is never the same again.
Isadora, Rachel: -

Many children dream of becoming dancers, musicians, actors, and artists, but few have the opportunity, the skill, and the determination to live out those dreams. Rachel Isadora is the exception. When she was young, she wanted to be a ballerina--and she became one. And now she has firmly established herself in a second career as an artist with an impressive string of picture books, including Ben's Trumpet, a Caldecott Honor Book.

Born and raised in New York City, Rachel studied at the School of American Ballet (associated with the New York City Ballet) as a Ford Foundation scholarship student. She danced with the Boston Ballet until a foot injury forced her to consider another career: book illustration. I had always drawn for my own entertainment, says Rachel, but I'd never had any instruction, and I wasn't sure how to proceed. So I just took a collection of sketches-odds and ends on bits of paper-to the first editor who would see me. She suggested I do a book about what I knew best. The result was Max, published in 1976 and named an ALA Notable Book.

Since Max, Rachel has written and illustrated many other books, and has illustrated three books by her editor, Elizabeth Shub. When Rachel begins a new book, she first imagines the story through the pictures. I 'see' each illustration separately, she says. I write a description of what I envision on each page; then I go over it with my editor and make revisions. Next I do the actual drawing, and finally I write the text.

Rachel Isadora lives in New York City with her two children. When she is not busy with her family, she spends most of her spare time drawing. Work like this is a dancer's fantasy, she says. Because ballet is so demanding, dancers' stage careers are short. They can only dream of going on and on forever. With art, I can go on and on, and for me it's the only work that compares in intensity and joy.

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ISBN 13 9780142413937
ISBN 10 0142413933
Title The Princess and the Pea
Author Rachel Isadora
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published 2009-05-14
Number of pages 32
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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