Once upon a time there was an enchanting fairytale about a prince who was looking for a real princess to be his bride. The only way to tell whether the many princesses who applied for the post were really royal, legend had it, was to see if they would be able to feel a tiny little pea through dozens of luxurious mattresses as they slept. Only the princess who emerged the next morning complaining of the extreme discomfort in which she had passed the night, could possibly be good enough to be the prince's bride . . . All well and enchanting, but has anyone stopped to think about how all this might have felt for the pea in question? No. So here, for the first time, straight from the pea, is the truth about this much-loved, oft-repeated fairytale.
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"This zany retelling with Pea as hero and narrator - plus a clever twist at the end - is also captivatingly illustrated . . . A fresh, original picture book" (The Bookseller )
"This wittily inventive book gives the fairy-tale a whole new perspective . . . Mini Grey is a young author-illustrator of impressive originality" (Independent )
"Grey's idiosyncratic illustrations provide lots of mileage to play spot the pea as they turn the pages" (Junior 20040513)
"Beautifully illustrated by the author, this is an original take on an old story and one which will delight young minds" (South Wales Argus 20040727)
"This wittily inventive book gives the fairy-tale a whole new perspective . . . Mini Grey is a young author-illustrator of impressive originality" (Independent )
"Grey's idiosyncratic illustrations provide lots of mileage to play spot the pea as they turn the pages" (Junior 20040513)
"Beautifully illustrated by the author, this is an original take on an old story and one which will delight young minds" (South Wales Argus 20040727)
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A delightful, garden-fresh take on this traditional tale.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a cracking good book, funny, different and bold so it stands out brilliantly from the many soft and gentle animal books which litter the children's sections of bookshops and libraries. The traditional story of the Princess and the Pea (and if you don't have a good version, stick Lauren Child's The Princess and the Pea in your basket too) is told from the point of view of the pea. He's a palace pea that almost became part of a Recipe but was plucked just in time, by the queen, destined for greater things. And so the pea was placed under twenty mattresses as the test for a Real Princess. But months passed and the pea decides to hurry things along a little. It's a brilliant idea, and beautifully executed: well written and great pictures. My children (3, 5, & 7, of whom two are boys) think it is very funny indeed. The illustrations are quirky, and fun, containing a variety of interesting and amusing things that appeal across the age range, for example the pile of twenty mattresses looks like the most enormous about-to-topple sandwich or an overloaded burger bun. I love the other foody touches throughout too like vegetable wall-paper and the Queen's pea eyes and necklace. Worth every sparkle of a 5-star rating. It's wonderful.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We all know the story of the Princess and the pea. But have you ever thought about the poor little pea? Being squashed under all those mattresses, it's a wonder it wasn't a mushy pea.
Anyway, this tells the story of the pea from the traditional fairy story. From the moment the pod popped open, to the climbing up of a mattress mountain to help the process of finding a princess for the prince.
It's not the best kiddies book but it is good, and it's a great twist on a well known story. I hope they do more like this, maybe Humpty Dumpty from the perspective of the poor wall he sat on?!
Anyway, this tells the story of the pea from the traditional fairy story. From the moment the pod popped open, to the climbing up of a mattress mountain to help the process of finding a princess for the prince.
It's not the best kiddies book but it is good, and it's a great twist on a well known story. I hope they do more like this, maybe Humpty Dumpty from the perspective of the poor wall he sat on?!
By S.M
Format:Paperback
My wife has built a doll's bed with over 20 quilts and mattresses for our granddaughter with of course the princess and the star of the story the pea. The book compliments her creation perfectly.Very bright and colourful and just what we wanted
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A lovely bedtime story
My two-year-old twins love this book, especially pointing out all the peas on the pages! Mini Grey's illustrations are fabulous, and the idea - The Princess and the Pea told from... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. S. Billington
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely book
Lovely book, really good fun, great text and fab illustrations, another great from Mini Grey, would recommend all her books to everyone with young children, my boy loves them and... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by F. Skears
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay.... but not great.
This book takes the age-old story of the Princess and the Pea, but tells it from the pea's perspective. Neat idea, but that's about it. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2009 by A. Wright
3.0 out of 5 stars
Strange!
This is the retelling of the classic fairytale the princess and the pea from the pea's perspective. The pea gets fed up of waiting for a princess to feel him underneath the... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2005
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