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Thursday
18Oct

Princesses' Tresses

DateThursday, October 18, 2007 at 01:07AM

princesses%20tresses.jpgDoes anyone remember the classic children's book Princesses' Tresses by Luciana Roselli? It was published in 1962 and is very hard to find now. I haven't seen it in years, but we had an old copy when I was a little girl. I think my oldest sister confiscated it and is safely guarding it away somewhere. She will never part hands with it, so I looked into getting a copy for myself. Apparently you can buy the vintage book online for a few hundred dollars.

It is a hilarious story about a little girl named Elisabeth, who yearns for gorgeous princess hair like Rapunzel. While disapointed over her lack of extralong locks she wears a big red hat everywhere - even in the bath. There are delightful illustrations that I remember adoring as a child while imagining all the wacky princess hairdo's along with Elizabeth as she ponders what would it be like to have yards and yards of hair like Rapunzel? How would she wash it, wear it, brush it, style it, sleep with it, and find anything in it. 

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Reader Comments (4)

OMG, did I love this book a child. My copy was a libary copy and I checked it out regularly for a long time. I was just able to get a badly scribbled on copy for myself at not too bad a price. I just had to re-read the story and share it with my own daughter.
November 2, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterKaren
Oh that's wonderful Karen! Take care of that copy, even badly scribbled on, it's a keeper.
November 4, 2007 | Registered CommenterKids Literati
I have this book, 1st edition; unfortunately the dust cover is no longer with us. This was one of my favorite childhood books, as my hair never seemed to get long enough, and my mother would always have a pixie cut done on me.......I don't think I would ever seek to sell it anyhow.
December 9, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterCara
I own this book. My Mom bought it for me when I was a little girl. I had very long hair and I always wanted her to cut it because it got so many knots! She bought me the book with the intention of getting me to love my hair, which by the way, I wish I had now!

The book is for sale, if anyone is interested. We have many other titles for sale as well.
September 2, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLysa Rodgers

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