A beautiful retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm tale with lavish full-color oil paintings. New in paperback. Ruth Sanderson retells the tale of twelve princesses who dance secretly all night long and how their secret is eventually discovered.

Long ago, in the days of princesses, castles, and magic spells, there lived a king and his twelve daughters. Although the king locked the twelve princesses in their bedroom each night, every morning their twelve pairs of dancing shoes were found to be worn quite through, as if they had been danced in all night long!

The king proclaimed that anyone who discovered the secret of the worn-out shoes could marry the princess of his choice.

Here is the enchanting story of how the mystery was finally solved…