Amazon Robin Falls Category:  Children Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN-10:  1434338010 Pages: 40 Copyright: Oct 30, 2007 ISBN-13: 9781434338013 Come, daydream with Sarah about Doll Land across the Moonbeams. Observe, as Sarah relives a folktale told to her by her grandmother. A tale of a beautiful Native American China doll who learns the meaning of true beauty. Most young girls, and even boys, find themselves worried about their looks. Join Sarah, a young girl concerned with her appearance, as she daydreams in the world of Doll Land to find answers concerning beauty and the senses. Fascinated by the gorgeous beauty queen riding on a float during a New Year’s Day parade, Sarah begins to wonder if she too is beautiful. She drifts off into a dreamlike state across the Moonbeams to Doll Land, where she relives a folktale as a beautiful Native American china doll named Princess-Loves-the-Pond. Princess-Loves-the Pond is obsessed with being beautiful. She is so concerned with her own appearance, that she totally ignores the beauty surrounding her in Doll Land. One day Princess-Loves-The-Pond bent over to see her reflection. She slipped on a stone and fell into the pond. A gush of water washed away her delicate face. She no longer had eyes, ears, nose or a mouth. Without a face, the Princess is only left with the ability to feel. Page by page, she realizes more and more what she can no longer see, hear, taste or smell. Throughout the experience, the issue of being vain is delicately handled, with a more obvious study of the five senses. Set on the edge of a forest teaming with wildlife, the story includes and discusses many items related to Native American life. Will Princess-Loves-the-Pond find the true meaning of beauty? Will she ever again have a face? What life- altering lesson will Sarah learn in her Doll Land adventure? Find out in the educational and eye-opening conclusion to The Beautiful Princess Without a Face. The subtle story with an ultimately good ending will be a great bedtime story for parents or grandparents to read to children. Simple words and colorful pictures hold a child’s attention and make it ideal for an early reader. This children’s book is intended for ages 4 to 8. Excerpt Princess-Loves-the-Pond always asked the pond, “Am I beautiful?” The pond always replied, “Yes, my Princess.” One day Princess-Loves-the-Pond bent over to see her reflection. She slipped on a stone and fell into the pond. A gush of water washed away her delicate face. She no longer had eyes, ears, nose, or a mouth.

The Beautiful Princess Without a Face
Short synopsis of the story: The Princess without a Face tells a story of a beautiful girl who learns a valuable lesson through a wonderful dream of a land of dolls and their message about vanity. The Indian Princess doll learns a hard lesson about being vain when she loses her senses (except feeling) that teaches her to enjoy the little things in life. This teaches her that they are not so little. Living without senses becomes a miserable experience for her as she longs to get them back so that she may enjoy life. She regains her senses before the dream ends and Sarah learns the lesson of the dream came through a story her Grandma had told her years ago. This is a wonderfully done morals story that I enjoyed immensely.

REVIEW - Please describe what you thought of the book: The Princess without a Face is a wonderfully written story of a child learning about vanity. It is one that every child should read. Its teaching is one of a very valuable lesson that all children should learn. Congratulations to April Robins, F. Jay Robins and Celeste Robins on bringing a lesson to the children in a delightfully and talented telling of a lesson in morals that every child should know.

Rating Number Is: 5 *****
Name of Reviewer: Anastasia Cassella-Young, www.thebookattic.us