Castles are cold,
Castles are dim,
Cold without,
Cold within.
But hearths are warm
With fire and flame,
Hearths hide magic
All the same.
Magic as music
That's something rare!
Thought Gwynne, the maid
Shining and fair.
So begins the fairy tale story of Gwynne, a young maid who would much rather be a part of the magic of music than cleaning all day long! The knight of the hall doesn't want Gwynne dancing and singing about, but Gwynne refuses to let him dim the magic she has inside her. She even goes through the forest encouraging the animals to dance to the music. Because of this, a fairie-queen makes her into a princess so that now she is shining and fair both inside and out.
Simplistic lines, but nice repetition with the "one-two, one-two" she dances to throughout the picture book. This would be a good fairy tale for 2-4 year olds. Older children may want more of a story. This book won the Gold Ink Award in 2007.
BOOK BRIEFS:
A - Animals
B - Book Awards
E/S - Emotional & Social Development
LC - Language Concepts
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