Maranke Rinck studied music and dance in secondary school. She graduated in interactive skills and now teaches people who are going to be teachers. She also writes stories. The Prince Child is her first picture book story.
Kirkus Reviews (10/1/2004): "Rich paintings tell the thoughtful
tale of animals preparing for theprince's party. ... The animals'
costumes evoke world-wideindigenous cultures. The young prince,
appearing finally on the last page, is (surprisingly) a tiny,
delicate frog sitting on a lily pad wearing aminuscule gold crown.
His wish for a certain particular gift implies agentle link with a
famous fairy tale, but knowledge of that tale isn'tnecessary for
enjoyment of this lovely piece."
Publisher's Weekly (01/10/2005): "In this team's gently wry debut,
a series of eerily realistic animal portraits illustrate one-page
profiles that tell what each character will bring to a party for
the Prince. Like aboriginals at a secret dance, van der Linden's
animals adorn themselves for the gathering with cowrie shells,
tusk-like teeth, daubed-on paint and feathers ... Even children
who've seen dozens of animal photographs will pause to look at
these - the hyena, for instance, waits and watches with a face
tattooed Maori-style; he sports a fantastic basket-woven hat from
which strings of beads dangle. In each of Rinck's short vignettes
(which appear on the left, with the full-bleed portraits on the
right), animals uncertain of the worth of their gifts receive
tender encouragement, while over-confident animals get gentle
rebukes ... In a quiet moment of fairy-tale parody, the Prince
turns out to be a tiny frog ("Has anyone brought what the prince
wants most? Has anyone brought him a kiss?"). This creation is
itself a marvelous gift to bring to any party."
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