Ruth Sanderson

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

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Although she is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, a kind-hearted young woman manages to attend the palace ball with the help of her fairy godmother.

Cinderella

Jacob Grimm

Wilhelm Grimm

A bear, befriended by two sisters during the winter, returns one day to reward them royally for their kindness.

Rose Red and Snow White

The queen is devoted to her cats and they know they are loved, but when they try to win the king's affection, they drive him right out of the castle--at least for a while.

A castle full of cats

Despite the warnings of her parents, Father Frost and Mother Spring, the Snow Princess falls in love with a human and risks losing her immortality.

The Snow Princess

This lush retelling of a classic Russian folktale tells the story of Alexi, a young huntsman who leaves home and finds the Golden Mare. She pledges eternal loyalty to him in exchange for sparing her life. With the mare's help, Alexi becomes the Tsar's best huntsman, and when the Tsar presents Alexi with several impossible tasks, the Golden Mare helps him succeed. Full-color illustrations.

The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring

Three princes go on a quest to the Heart of the World to save their drought-ravaged kingdom.

The Enchanted Wood

An inspiring picture book about Rosa Bonheur, the most famous and best-selling painter of her century In a stunning ode to underrepresented women everywhere, award-winning illustrator Ruth Sanderson tells the untold story of French artist Rosa Bonheur in this picture book biography. Rosa Bonheur was born in 1822 in France at a time when young women had limited options beyond being a wife and mother. But Rosa wouldn’t stand for this. She wore pants, rode horses astride, and often broke society’s rules. She wanted to be a famous painter just like her father. Female artists at the time were encouraged to paint domestic scenes of children and family, but Rosa was determined to capture the unbridled wild beauty of horses. Her masterpiece The Horse Fair was eight feet high and sixteen feet wide. Rosa went on to become the most celebrated artist of her time with paintings purchased by art collectors, museums, and galleries around the world. With the decline in popularity of realistic painting, Rosa’s trailblazing story was almost forgotten. Revel at the bravery and fortitude of young Rosa as you take in Ruth Sanderson’s immaculate rendition of her life and artistry.

A Storm of Horses

A cozy tale about Goldilocks, three very hungry bears, and a delicious berry-filled surprise. Beloved illustrator Ruth Sanderson offers a fresh, heartwarming twist to the classic story. In the new happy ending, Goldilocks makes up for her presumptuous infractions on the Three Bears' household by helping them make muffins with the berries she's picked from the woods near their home. Charming artwork- topped off with a tried-and-true recipe for homemade blueberry muffins- makes this new edition of Goldilocks a story time treasure that is just right.

Goldilocks

This combined edition or our picture books Saints & More Saints presents the stories of remarkable people martyrs, hermits, miracle workers, scholars, and evangelists who were the pioneers of the early Church and who spread the Christian faith to the rest of the world. / With brief biographical sketches and lush pencil and oil portraits, author and illustrator Ruth Sanderson stokes the flame of our centuries old and ongoing interest in the faith and lives of these spiritual examples saints who have forever changed the way we look at and live our lives in relationship to God.

Lives & Illuminations

Saints

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Samantha Easton

La Belle et la Bête

When a weaver dreams of a lush land, she works tirelessly to recreate the place in a beautiful tapestry. But she and her three sons barely have time to admire her handiwork when the tapestry is stolen by jealous fairies. First Leon, the strong eldest son, then Blaine, the intellectual second son, vow to retrieve the tapestry. Yet neither Leon's strength nor Blaine's intelligence is enough to carry them to the tapestry's whereabouts--high atop a shimmering crystal mountain. When his brothers fail to return, Perrin, the youngest son, sets off to recover the tapestry. Perrin's determination and talent help him outwit the fairy thieves--proving that the mightiest hero is often the most unlikely. Ruth Sanderson weaves a magical spell in this retelling of an enchanting tale.

The Crystal Mountain

The queen’s cats have taken over the palace, and the king has had enough! Beloved artist Ruth Sanderson brings her signature detailed and lush style to this humorous story of royal compromise. Told in rhyme, and with dozens of cats on each page, this gorgeous book is sure to have cat lovers of all ages purring!

A Castle Full of Cats

New in paperback. A cozy tale about Goldilocks, three very hungry bears, and a delicious berry-filled surprise. Beloved illustrator Ruth Sanderson offers a fresh, heartwarming twist to the classic story. In the new happy ending, Goldilocks makes up for her presumptuous infractions on the Three Bears' household by helping them make muffins with the berries she's picked from the woods near their home. Charming artwork--topped off with a tried-and-true recipe for homemade blueberry muffins--makes this new edition of Goldilocks a story time treasure that is just right.

A lovely NEW winter coloring book-THE SNOW PRINCESS-From the hand of the best-selling artist Ruth Sanderson. Enjoy coloring these 24 beautiful images carefully grayscaled from her acclaimed picture book THE SNOW PRINCESS, plus a bonus selection of 12 repeated pictures for a total of 36 pages to color. This is Volume Four in her Beautiful Fairy Tales series of grayscale adult coloring books. If you are not familiar with grayscale coloring, it is different from coloring line art, but really fun and rewarding, and this type of coloring is becoming more and more popular among colorists. You simply color over the grays, following the light and dark values and your pictures will have depth and realism. Colored pencils are suggested for the best results. White gel pens work great to make snowflakes and highlights! The pictures are printed single-sided on 60lb. pure white paper. Visit the artist's website ruthsanderson.com for free downloads, grayscale coloring tips and videos, sales announcements, and news of upcoming releases.

Grayscale Adult Coloring Book

From well-known saints like Patrick and Francis of Assisi to such lesser-known figures as Saint Kateri Tekakwitha and Saint Bernardino, this volume brings together for the first time all of the saint stories in Ruth Sanderson s two previous books, Saints and More Saints, now presented in combined picture book format. Each of the saints featured -- over 70 in all -- is presented through a beautiful detailed portrait page paired with a brief biographical sketch, which includes dates, feast days, and patronage. The book also features an introduction detailing the process of becoming a saint, a list of additional resources, and a glossary offering readers deeper insight into the historical and religious context of the saints lives. Readers of all ages will be inspired and informed by the stories of these remarkable men and women who have provided spiritual examples to Christians from the very beginning of the church up to the present day.

A beautiful retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm tale with lavish full-color oil paintings. New in paperback. Red Rose and Snow White are as different as two sisters can be. Even so, they get along and, together with their mother, make a cozy life in their cottage in the woods. Then one night, Rose Red answers a knock at the door and finds a huge shaggy bear who gruffly asks for a warm place to sleep! Although alarmed at first, mother and daughters alike are soon charmed by the bear and happily shelter him from winter nights. When spring arrives, the girls sadly watch their friend lumber off. Soon after he disappears, they make a new acquaintance. Was this the little man the bear warned them of before he left?

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