The Royal Diaries Series

Hi all!

This is kind of a departure from my usual posts in a way, however, I loved this series when I was younger and am in the process of getting hold of more of the titles. The Royal Diaries Series came from the Dear America Books and became quite popular in the early 2000s. Written by various different orders, each one was written as the fictional journal of a real life princess, there were countless books in the series and I used to borrow them from our local library in primary school.

I only have two of them at the moment:

The two titles I have are Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess and Elisabeth: The Princess Bride. I loved these books as a kid, not only because I was a history buff; but also because they featured pretty gilded pages.

I also read:

Victoria: The May Blossom of Britannia and Kaiulani: The People's Princess

(Hopefully I'll buy myself some copies real soon, since these were also favourites of mine!)

These ones also come highly recommended:

They've since been repackaged (in a way that I am not fond of, haha) and look like so: 

I just don't think they are nearly as inviting as the 2002 versions - no guilded pages! But I do think they're great books for young girls who are passionate about history.

Tales From Everywhere by Mae Broadley

Hi all!

I received my copy of Tales From Everywhere not too long ago and was (as usual) delighted with the images - and the fact that I had once again received what I'd been hoping for. I am always nervous when ordering titles illustrated by Janet and Anne, for fear they're mislabeled etc. Much like some of their earlier books, the details are a little sparse; but the quality remains on par. 

The book features stories from Australia (yay!) Africa,China, Russia, Mexico and many more. In case you are looking for a copy (there are some on Ebay at the moment) the SBN is 72350699X.

The Fairy Fishermen (New Zealand) love the early evening stars and dusk colours.

These illustrations from The Swans of Islay (Scotland) are probably some of my favourites. 

Above: The Story of Semerwater (England)

How the Tribes Began (Nigeria) how magical does this look?

The Two Brothers and the Little Mother: I love this image!

The Way Things Happen (Mexico)

A Friend for Man: Love the explosive use of colour and the details of the animals (even the creepy snake!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Image Request For Amber T

A long time ago, a user by the name of Amber T ask me to post a picture from Stories from Hans Christian Andersen, I have been meaning to post it, so here it is:

From The Wild Swans.

So Disappointed!

I got an email today from one of the sellers I purchase books from, informing that my Seven Rainbow Tales Book was damaged in transit and therefore, is in unacceptable condition. I am so disappointed, I was so looking forward to pouring over the pages, now they've told me to select another book; but I am struggling to find anything I want at present.

Sigh....

I'll have to decide whether I want a refund or another book soon.

Hope you're all well!