- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (10 Aug 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1416948090
- ISBN-13: 978-1416948094
- Product Dimensions: 31.1 x 23.6 x 1.1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,521,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great Book!
6 May 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am an author/illustrator as well as a nanny. From all points of view this book is wonderful and I tell everyone I meet about it. The story is well written with a great message for girls who are swept up with the "Disney Princess" mentality. It is also written in rhyme and has a great flow. It is not too long so little kids (ages 3 and up) are able to maintain their attention, and do so willingly. Also, as the parent or care giver, it is fast paced and short enough that you won't get sick of reading it out loud or dread reading it at bead time. The illustrations add to the story, they are beautifully rendered in watercolor. Both children and adults alike will enjoy this book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
great book
15 Jan 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
What a great story! It's inventive and original -- yet follows a "Traditional" meaning. My daughter absolutely loves to read this book before bed. Highly recommend!
Beautiful Illustrations, okay rhymes and horrible message
25 Feb 2012
Such a shame. This book had so much potential. On a whim, we bought this during a fill-a-bag-for-$3 sale at our library. It looked beautiful (the characters are so cutely drawn) and the idea sounded neat. Well, after reading it at home it's going straight to Goodwill. What a strange book. The Monster Princess had no choice to do anything but accept living underground where she is filthy, covered in fleas, and (originally) unhappy, because she is a monster and monsters aren't supposed to be princesses.
Is this a message you want to send a child? Do you want to be telling your child that if something doesn't work out for them, they should quit? While I'm a believer in being yourself, it's a message that gets pushed on children way too often to the point they give up on dreams and fail to understand that sometimes changing behavior (in positive ways) can help with making friends or fitting in (in the positive sense--not giving up your individuality). It also sends the message you are either beautiful and nasty--or a monster and nice. There was no in between and no decent motivations for the characters' behavior. Anyone who has a clue what it's really like to be "unpopular" and struggle with bullying will know why this is a bad idea.
For positive alternatives to stereotypical princesses, we'll happily read "The Paperbag Princess" or put on "Tangled." And for our beautiful/heroic monster kick, we'll watch "Nightmare Before Christmas" (similar theme, but way better conveyed as the monsters get included in the Christmas celebration at the end rather than shoved back into darkness and solitude).
Is this a message you want to send a child? Do you want to be telling your child that if something doesn't work out for them, they should quit? While I'm a believer in being yourself, it's a message that gets pushed on children way too often to the point they give up on dreams and fail to understand that sometimes changing behavior (in positive ways) can help with making friends or fitting in (in the positive sense--not giving up your individuality). It also sends the message you are either beautiful and nasty--or a monster and nice. There was no in between and no decent motivations for the characters' behavior. Anyone who has a clue what it's really like to be "unpopular" and struggle with bullying will know why this is a bad idea.
For positive alternatives to stereotypical princesses, we'll happily read "The Paperbag Princess" or put on "Tangled." And for our beautiful/heroic monster kick, we'll watch "Nightmare Before Christmas" (similar theme, but way better conveyed as the monsters get included in the Christmas celebration at the end rather than shoved back into darkness and solitude).
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