title: Spellbound: Fantasy Stories
author: Diana Wynne Jones
description: DIANA WYNNE JONES was the award-winning author of over forty novels for adults and children, among them <i>Howls Moving Castle</i>, which was turned into an Academy Awardnominated animated film by director Hayao Miyazaki. She won the Carnegie Commendation, the Boston GlobeHorn Book Award, the Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize, and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. She died March 26th, 2011.
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  **Table of Contents**
  
   _ _Title Page__
  
   _ _Copyright Page__
  
   _ _Acknowledgements__
  
    
  
   _The Frog Prince_
  
   _The Courtship of Wali Daad_
  
   _The Princess on the Glass Hill_
  
   _Snow White and the Seven Dwarves_
  
   _Sleeping Beauty_
  
   _Beauty and the Beast_
  
   _Puss-in-Boots_
  
   _The King Who Heard a Joke_
  
    
  
   _ _JEAN JOHNSON__
  
  **PRAISE FOR Jean Johnson and Her Novels**
  
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   _—_ _ **Jayne Ann Krentz,**_ ___**New York Times**_ ___**bestselling
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  > “The magical land Johnson creates is a whimsical treat, and the brothers are
  > a joy to behold. Readers will look forward to more in the Sons of Destiny
  > series.”
  
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  > “A fresh new voice in fantasy romance.”
  
   _ **—Robin D. Owens, RITA Award-winning author**_
  
    
  
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