Akron Public Library

Retells the tale of twelve princesses who dance secretly all night long and how their secret is eventually discovered.

When the king's twelve daughters, under an evil spell, wear holes in their dancing slippers every night and grow pale and mysterious, Peter the gardener's boy discovers their secret and breaks the spell.

To win a bride and a kingdom, a soldier endeavors to discover why the dancing shoes of the king's twelve daughters are worn to pieces every morning.

An easy-to-read retelling of how the king's twelve daughters wear out their shoes every night while they are supposedly sleeping in their locked bedrooms. Illustrations show the characters depicted as dogs.

When Princess Liliana and her twin sister set sail for new lands, Lily hopes to find adventure and romance. But the people of Marin live under the shadow of a curse-one powerful enough to destroy entire kingdoms. To protect them all, Lily and eleven other princesses are forced to participate in a mysterious and secret tournament. Lily spends her nights competing in a magical underground realm and her days unraveling the dangers of this new court....

Fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Russia and Scandinavia.

A retelling of the Brothers Grimm tale of twelve princesses who wear out their shoes dancing every night, and of Galen, a former soldier now working in the king's gardens, who follows them in hopes of breaking the curse.

Includes Puss in boots; Snow White and the seven dwarfs; The frog prince; Hansel and Gretel; The six swans; The twelve dancing princesses; Sleeping Beauty; Rapunzel; Beauty and the Beast; Cinderella