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aliteraryprincess · 3 months

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The Twelve Dancing Princesses // The Night Dance by Suzanne Weyn

There was once upon a time a King who had twelve daughters, each one more beautiful than the other. They all slept together in one chamber, in which their beds stood side by side, and every night when they were in them the King locked the door, and bolted it. But in the morning when he unlocked the door, he saw that their shoes were worn out with dancing, and no one could find out how that had come to pass.

#booklr #book photography #the night dance #suzanne weyn #the twelve dancing princesses #books

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dndhistory · 6 months

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257. David Anthony Kraft and Suzanne Weyn (words); Alan Kupperberg and Brian Moore (art) - Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Book: The Lost Wand (1983)

Again making use of Marvel Comics great stable of artists and writers we get a third in the group of four AD&D coloring books, although I still do not understand why they are branded as AD&D rather than just D&D, seeing as they are clearly tie-ins to the world of the TV show which is just branded as D&D. Anyway, that's nitpicking.

Another thing I find interesting in these books is the fact that they exist in a parallel continuity to the TV show, or maybe even as prequels. They feature plenty of secondary characters from the series (Warduke, Kelek and Strongheart) but none of the main cast, none of the kids are here or Venger, Dungeon Master or Tiamat. I guess there's a reason for this and that is the fact that these coloring books are directly related to the toy line produced by LJN in 1983 which does not include any of those main characters as well, but does include Warduke, Kelek and Strongheart. If you ask me it was a lost opportunity but oh well, what do I know from Marketing?

Anyway there you go! Hope you enjoy it.

#adnd #dnd #ttrpg #ad&d #d&d #dnd art #dungeons and dragons #dungeons & dragons #warduke #coloring book #alan kupperberg #Brian moore #david anthony kraft #Suzanne Weyn

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rains-of-words · 2 years

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Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.

Suzanne Weyn, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

#quotes #quote #rainsofwords #usermaximoff #books #suzanne weyn #mr. magorium's wonder emporium

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picturebookshelf · 4 months

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Breyer Stablemates: Diamond (2009)

Story: Suzanne Weyn -- Art: Elisabeth Alba

#leveled books #breyer #breyer stablemates #breyer horses #horses #2000s #00s #picture books #kid books #children's books #kidlit #Suzanne Weyn #Elisabeth Alba

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bookcoversonly · 8 months

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Title: Water Song | Author: Suzanne Weyn | Publisher: Simon Pulse (2006)

#books #Water Song #Suzanne Weyn

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maddie-grove · 1 year

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Little Book Review: YA/Children's Literature Round-Up (May-December 2022)

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary (1983): Leigh Botts keeps up a years-long correspondence with children's author Mr. Henshaw, which becomes an important outlet after his parents divorce and he has to move to a new town with his mother. This is the book that won Beverly Cleary the Newberry Award, and frankly it's like when Leonardo DiCaprio won Best Actor for The Revenant instead of The Wolf of Wall Street. Cleary was a legend, but she excelled most at lower-stakes childhood (and sometimes adolescent) drama, like being bad at cursive, not owning enough cashmere sweaters, or (at worst) worrying because your father lost his job. This is still a sweet, sensitive problem novel, yet I feel like Judy Blume or Betsy Byars would've pushed it to the next level.

The Snow Angel by Suzanne Weyn (1996): In the eighth volume of a middle-grade series about four girls who are friends with angels, rich girl Molly is devastated when her boyfriend dumps her for hippie-dippy Christina. She distances herself from her loved ones, almost relapses in her recovery from anorexia, and ignores the gigantic snow-angel-turned-tourist-trap on her other friend Ashley's horse farm. Luckily, her dad just brought a catatonic Irish boy into their house! Can Molly help herself by helping him? I bought this book for a dime because it looked completely ridiculous, and it delivered on that front. I really didn't like any of the girls except for Molly, and with her it was mostly just the sympathy I'd have for any troubled teenager.

The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney (1881): In a small New England town, widowed Mrs. Pepper and her five kids (Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and Phronsie) must work hard to keep their spirits up in the face of grinding poverty, measles, and monkey-related shenanigans. I made several gos at reading this book as a child, but always lost steam after the Peppers made friends with the wealthy King family. Little Emily was right on the money, because this classic is just not very good, especially after the rich folks start helping out. It's beyond treacly and only a few of the episodic chapters have a good amount of tension. Polly's almost-going-blind-from-measles-and-eldest-daughter-syndrome arc is still great, though.

Afternoon of the Elves by Janet Taylor Lisle (1989): Sheltered fourth-grader Hillary forms an unlikely friendship with her neighbor, outcast sixth-grader Sara-Kate, after the older girl claims to have elves in her backyard. I had to read this book for school in fourth grade and I did not like it. I felt like it was trying to lure me in with something fun (magic, miniatures), only to never deliver and hit me with the actual sad topic (poverty and mental illness of a parent) instead. I stand by my elementary-school opinion. The good version of this novel is Daphne's Book by Mary Downing Hahn (if you want to read about an average girl befriending the class outcast before losing her to Social Services) or Lucie Babbidge's House by Sylvia Cassedy (if you want to read about a troubled girl getting lost in the arguably magical miniatures sauce).

Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher (2008): Working at a meatpacking plant to support her arthritic widowed mother and little sister in early-1940s Chicago, pretty, scrappy teenager Ruby Jelinski takes a chance and becomes a dime-a-dance girl at the recommendation of a handsome neighborhood hoodlum. I read this book at some point in high school and vaguely remembered liking it, but this time I was blown away. Fletcher packs a mind-bogging amount of character development and historical detail into a fast-paced story that ventures into some unexpected territory. It's maybe one of the best historical novels I've ever read.

Mitch and Amy by Beverly Cleary (1967): Nine-year-old twins Mitch and Amy don't always get along, but, if an outsider messes with one of them, he better be prepared for double trouble. Class bully Alan Hibbler learns this to his sorrow. This is the kind of cute slice-of-life story that was right in Cleary's wheelhouse, although it's not her most memorable. There are lots of sweet moments between the twins; for example, Amy gets Mitch an exciting book from the library when he's sick because she senses it'll help him with his reading struggles, and Mitch goes to bat for her when the dreaded Alan spits in her hair. I do think it would've been ideal if Mitch had also done something to help Amy with multiplication, for the symmetry. Also, I can't believe I missed the beginning-of-the-late-1960s California setting. These are some Joan Didion babies.

Cleopatra: Daughter of the Nile by Kristiana Gregory (1999): Her older sister wants to kill her, her father is a severe alcoholic, and she's stuck living in Rome with a bunch of gross old men who don't take her seriously, but teenage Cleopatra doesn't let that keep her from learning and adapting. This is one of the Royal Diaries I didn't read as a kid, and I really enjoyed the characterization of Cleopatra, who's resilient, clever, curious, and conflicted about her thorny family relationships.

(The Snow Angel, The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew, and Cleopatra: Daughter of the Nile were all first-time reads; the rest were rereads.)

#little book review #dear mr. henshawe #mitch and amy #beverly cleary #the snow angel #suzanne weyn #the five little peppers and how they grew #margaret sidney #afternoon of the elves #janet taylor lisle #ten cents a dance #christine fletcher #cleopatra: daughter of the nile #kristiana gregory #eating disorder mention tw

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thisbibliophiile · 1 year

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Books of 2022 #46

The Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn

#read #books of 2022 #the crimson thread #Suzanne Weyn

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smolfoxbab · 7 months

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glanced at a book I haven't read in a while and within the first 3 pages-

this was published in 2004

#if anyone wants to know #The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn #i dont remember enough to tell you if its a good book #but #like #once again dystopian novel predicting things #ai generated art

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cleverwordsandotherstuffilike · 2 months

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"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it." ― Suzanne Weyn

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coolfamousquotescom · 5 months

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Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.

Suzanne Weyn

#words #quote #life #love #writers #motivation #thoughts #coolFamousQuotes #quoteoftheday #quotation #success #reading #inspiration #writing #reference

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captainjonnitkessler · 1 year

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Like fifteen years ago, I read a book called The Barcode Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn. And I’ve forgotten most of it but I always remembered the beginning - where the main character is told she’ll never get into art school because her computer skills aren’t good enough, and these days all art is computer-generated by AI programs that just require a few input drawings by real artists. And then she goes home and finds out her father’s job has intentionally driven him to suicide because they found genetic markers for certain disabilities in his DNA and insurance didn’t want to have to pay out if any of those conditions came to pass.

And I read it as a teenager and was like “ah yes, this is to show us that this takes place in a far dystopian future. Haha, imagine a world in which computers generate all the art and insurance companies would rather kill a person than pay for treatment!”

God I wish that were still me

#every time i see a post about AI art it's all i can think about #i should reread that book and see what other insights i might've missed

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aliteraryprincess · 7 months

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Celebratory Book Haul!

Since my dissertation prospectus is finished and turned in, I treated myself to $50 worth of books. Husband isn't happy with me. But I am!😆

Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis

Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher

The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis

The Night Dance by Suzanne Weyn

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis

The Professor Is In by Karen Kelsky

The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis

#booklr #book photography #book haul #books #the chronicles of narnia #c s lewis #prince caspian #the horse and his boy #the voyage of the dawn treader #the silver chair #the last battle #julie schumacher #dear committee members #the night dance #suzanne weyn #the goblin emperor #katherine addison #the professor is in #karen kelsky

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valiantarcher · 11 months

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I’d love to see 12, 13, and 14 for the book asks! Thank you! :)

Thank you!

12. A book you love for its setting. The Velvet Room by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. What's not to love about a deserted mansion with a velvet-draped library all to oneself? :D

13. A book you love for its prose. Wait, does this count if it's technically poetry? Because if so, I'm going to say The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun by J.R.R. Tolkien. :D

14. A book you love for its plot. I'm going to say Water Song by Suzanne Weyn (a retelling of The Frog Prince set in WWI France). I have a feeling the execution would not stand up to a reread, but it's stuck around on my shelf so long because I love the concept.

#Thanks again!#stingrayextraordinaire #books #asks

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controlthesleeve · 1 year

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