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The Princess and the White Bear King | 
 enlarge | Author: Tanya Robyn Batt
Creator: Nicoletta Ceccoli
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Category: Book
Buy New: $9.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 935503
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 40
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 9.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 1846860946
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.2
EAN: 9781846860942
ASIN: 1846860946
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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Product Description
Written by professional storyteller Tanya Batt and illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli, this book will send a tingle of excitement down your spine as you journey on a breathtaking adventure to the magical land that lies east of the sun and west of the moon. Combining the themes of three classic wonder tales "East of the Sun, West of the Moon", "The Black Bull of Norroway" and "The White Bear King" this exquisite fairy tale takes its roots from the Scandinavian tradition, but its story and its message ("where there is no trust, there can be no love") are universal.
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 Disappointing and confusing, not inspiring at all November 2, 2004
Linda Kranz (Arizona)
11 out of 17 found this review helpful
Since this was the same author, illustrator team that gave us The Faerie's Gift I thought this will be another "must have" book for my library. With great anticipation I read the story and studied the art on the pages. I thought a couple of times that I had missed something as I was reading, yet I decided that if I kept reading, that surely the questions that I had, would clear up. Unfortunately they did not. The story rambles along. It clearly needs some good editing. It's way too long. You don't feel close to the characters. The time lines are too long for a child to comprehend. In the end, it's basically a nothing story, it's not something that I would ever want to read again nor even give as a gift. As a last ditch effort to "fix" the story the author tells the reader that she has woven three tales together and even the explanation gets very long winded. Still at that point re-reading what I already labored through isn't something that interested me again. I was so disappointed. Save your money, seek out The Faerie's Gift instead .... leave this book behind.
 A truly imaginative and uplifting fantasy April 11, 2005
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Princess And The White Bear King is an impressive retelling by Tanya Robun Batt of an old fairytale. Enhanced with the superlative artistry of Nicoletta Ceccoli, young readers are provided with the picturebook story of a princess who has a strange encounter with a great white bear, who takes her to live in his castle. Yet when she fails to pay attention to a warning, disaster strikes, and she must set out on a journey east of the sun and west of the moon in hopes of restoring her chance at happiness and love. A truly imaginative and uplifting fantasy.
Truly lovely book October 6, 2005
I love this book it has beautiful illustrations and an engaging story to tell.
Beautifully written and illustrated November 22, 2007
NCRK
This is an engaging story, although a bit long. My daughter loved the book and it has a heartwarming and perfect story book ending that every Princess (and Prince) will love. The illustrations are gorgeous!
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