Heart of Stone by Ana Monnar, Nancy Michaud (Illustrator)
ISBN Complete:  978-0-9768035-5-3
Publication Date:  2/17/2007
Language:  English
A marriage between a maiden and Prince William had been arranged by their parents. But, the more William thought about it, the more he knew it could not be. This beautiful young lady spent hours at her vanity. Imagine living with such distress, not for a minute, an hour, much less for a lifetime. With strong conviction Prince William looked her in the eyes and informed her that the wedding would never be.
Juvenile Fiction:  Fairy Tale, Royalty
(kings queens princes princesses etc.)
Ana Monnar, Author
Nancy Michaud, Illustrator
Linda Weinerman, Editor
Rebecca Wolfe, Editor
Masha Shubin,  Cover and Book Lay-out Designer
Heart of Stone

Fairy Tales & Folklore
Royalty;  kings, queens, princes, princesses
Juvenile Fiction
Children's Books/All Ages

Heart of Stone by Ana Monnar, Linda Weinerman (Editor) , Nancy Michaud (Illustrator)

Corazón de Piedra by Ana Monnar, Nancy Michaud (Illustrator) , Myriam Del Castillo (Translator)

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Contact Information

Nancy MichaudLebanon, Connecticut United States United States

http://nancymichaud.blogspot.com/

Please Contact: Nancy Michaud Mobile: (860)608-1766  e-mail: nancymichaud@gmail.com

Recent Clients
• Ana Monnar, Writer - Readers are Leaders U.S.A., Inc. www.ReadersAreLeadersUSA.net

Specializations
• Animals
• Botanical
• Children
• Editions
• Fine Art/Limited Editions
• Humorous
• Landscapes
• Portrait
• Sci-Fi/Fantasy
• Whimsical
• Pet Portraiture, Plants, publishing
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• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop

Corazón de Piedra by Ana Monnar, Nancy Michaud (Illustrator) , Myriam del Castillo (Translator) Paperback ISBN: 9780976803577  Book Description
Los padres del príncipe Guillermo y de una bella doncella los habían comprometido en matrimonio desde niños. Pero cuando el príncipe pensaba en esta boda, comprendía que esto no podía ser. Sólo imaginar que tendría que vivir en esta angustia le hizo darse cuenta de que no podría ser ni por minuto, ni por una hora, mucho menos por toda una vida. Con esta convicción, el príncipe Guillermo, mirándole a los ojos, le informó que esta boda nunca se llevaría a cabo.

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are designed to honor the best children’s books, authors and illustrators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading.

Announcing the 2008 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Results
Here are the best children's books of the year as determined by the Moonbeam Awards judges.

25.  Spanish Language Book

Gold (2): Ensonacion y el Jardin de Suenos/Dreamygirl’s Field of Wishes, by Jorge Betancourt Polanco (Stephens Press) and El tirburón que me enseñó ingles/The shark that taught me English, by Michelle Markel; illustrated by Bo Young Kim (Lectura Books)
Silver: Piedrin y Goliat: El Verdadero Heroe/Stony and Goliath: The True Hero, by David P. Alcorta; illustrated by Jill M. Schmidt (Book Publishers Network)
Bronze: Corazón de Piedra, by Ana Monnar; illustrated by Nancy Michaud (Readers are Leaders USA)

http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1250

 

Heart of Stone

Long ago there lived a maiden with long black hair of silk, deep blue eyes, a perfect nose, chin, and glowing skin. She had long lush lashes and smelled like jasmine, yet was vain and shallow.


A marriage between the maiden and Prince William had been arranged by their parents, but the more William thought about it, the more he knew it could not be. This beautiful young lady spent hours on her beauty, endlessly brushing her hair. Underneath her lovely shell lived a self-centered but lonely girl.


Her name was Vanity, and it suited her. She would stroke cream all over her face and body until she glowed radiantly. By the time she would be ready to go out, William no longer felt like going, but off they would walk together. They had no conversation, no similar interests, and no chemistry.


They would sit in the deep green forest by the sparkling lake. All Vanity would do was gaze at the reflection of her fine silk and lace dress in the lake.


Vanity did not see William with love and compassion. He was just a tool to buy her treasures, creams, robes, and precious jewelry. She did not see him as a companion to share hopes, dreams, pains, or growing old together. With such great differences as a couple, what kind of children could they raise?


Imagine living with such distress, not for a minute, an hour, much less for a lifetime. With strong conviction Prince William looked her in the eyes and informed her that the wedding would never be. Vanity looked puzzled and blurted out, “This cannot be happening! ” All that worried Vanity was what people would think and who would buy her robes, creams, and jewels. Her biggest fears were not about love because she had a heart of stone.


The wise young prince walked Vanity back home and wished her well. From there Prince William went to face his mother and father with respect and dignity. Back at the castle, the king and queen listened to their son’s feelings and desires. The couple loved each other very much, as they indeed loved their two sons, whom they conceived.


But a promise is a promise. They had given their word about the arranged marriage to Vanity’s family, and their word was as good as gold. Yet they had to spare their son such dismay because they loved him so.


Their younger son, Prince Charming, was naive and had a crush on Vanity’s beauty and fine clothing. Overhearing the discussion, he volunteered to carry out the promise of marriage.


Both families met...

Read the book to find out what happens.