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Publication
Cassava Republic Press (2017), 28 pages
Description
On Princess Arabella's birthday, she asks for and receives an elephant, but finding the elephant very sad, she learns that in her quest to get what she wanted, she had not thought about the feelings of others.
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Princess Arabella had everything a young girl could want, from ruby-encrusted skates to a golden bike. When her birthday arrived, and her parents asked her what she would like to receive as a present, her answer - an elephant - set in motion a chain of events that taught her a lesson about
Originally published in Belgium as Prinses Arabella is jarig, this sweet original fairy-tale has been translated into English by the Abuja, Nigeria-based publisher Cassava Republic. I'm not sure who distributes their books in the USA, but I'm glad Princess Arabella's Birthday found its way to us at work. I appreciated the story, and the fact that just as the elephant is a gift for Arabella, so too is Arabella a gift for the elephant's child. Author/artist Mylo Freeman's illustrations are colorful and quirky, with vividly colorful, stylized figures superimposed on white backgrounds. Recommended to anyone looking for new fairy-tales, especially those featuring black children.
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compassion and responsibility...Originally published in Belgium as Prinses Arabella is jarig, this sweet original fairy-tale has been translated into English by the Abuja, Nigeria-based publisher Cassava Republic. I'm not sure who distributes their books in the USA, but I'm glad Princess Arabella's Birthday found its way to us at work. I appreciated the story, and the fact that just as the elephant is a gift for Arabella, so too is Arabella a gift for the elephant's child. Author/artist Mylo Freeman's illustrations are colorful and quirky, with vividly colorful, stylized figures superimposed on white backgrounds. Recommended to anyone looking for new fairy-tales, especially those featuring black children.
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Original language
English
Physical description
28 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
1911115375 / 9781911115373