Surprise for a Princess

Ebook
On sale Nov 27, 2013 | 32 Pages | 9780385389051

It’s Princess Aurora’s birthday, and the good fairies want to prepare a surprise for her without using any magic. Young readers will enjoy the fun and mayhem that ensues in this Step 2 reader based upon the Disney classic, Sleeping Beauty.
Apple Jordan is the author of several books for children, including the Barbie Step 1 Books School Days and On Your Toes. She lives in Buffalo, New York. View titles by RH Disney
Jennifer Liberts Weinberg has written numerous books for young readers, mainly for Random House Children’s Books behind several licensed properties, including Disney and Barbie, as well as several Step into Reading titles. She lives in Portland, Oregon. View titles by Jennifer Liberts Weinberg
Elisa Marrucchi is a children's book illustrator from Italy.  After graduating from the European College of Design in 1992, she attended Accademia Disney in Milan. She currently works with Disney, as well as several book and magazine publishers, as an illustrator. Her works include Battle in Space!, Beautiful Brides, and The Beauty of Nature.  View titles by Elisa Marrucchi
Peter Emslie is a professional cartoonist and the illustrator of Beauties in Bloom (Disney Princess series); Don't Go Bump in the Night!: A Halloween Safety Book; Dumbo: My First Disney Story; and many other books. Since 1994, illustrating children’s books has been Peter's preferred way of working and to date, he has illustrated about 40 books for Disney and its licensees. He was born in Ottawa. View titles by Peter Emslie

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It’s Princess Aurora’s birthday, and the good fairies want to prepare a surprise for her without using any magic. Young readers will enjoy the fun and mayhem that ensues in this Step 2 reader based upon the Disney classic, Sleeping Beauty.

Author

Apple Jordan is the author of several books for children, including the Barbie Step 1 Books School Days and On Your Toes. She lives in Buffalo, New York. View titles by RH Disney
Jennifer Liberts Weinberg has written numerous books for young readers, mainly for Random House Children’s Books behind several licensed properties, including Disney and Barbie, as well as several Step into Reading titles. She lives in Portland, Oregon. View titles by Jennifer Liberts Weinberg
Elisa Marrucchi is a children's book illustrator from Italy.  After graduating from the European College of Design in 1992, she attended Accademia Disney in Milan. She currently works with Disney, as well as several book and magazine publishers, as an illustrator. Her works include Battle in Space!, Beautiful Brides, and The Beauty of Nature.  View titles by Elisa Marrucchi
Peter Emslie is a professional cartoonist and the illustrator of Beauties in Bloom (Disney Princess series); Don't Go Bump in the Night!: A Halloween Safety Book; Dumbo: My First Disney Story; and many other books. Since 1994, illustrating children’s books has been Peter's preferred way of working and to date, he has illustrated about 40 books for Disney and its licensees. He was born in Ottawa. View titles by Peter Emslie

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