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Author: Hannah Mericle ,
Diane E Keyes
Publisher: Puddle Press
Imprint: Puddle Press
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.349kg
ISBN: 9780996209809
ISBN 10: 0996209808
Pages: 34
Publication Date: 19 June 2015
Recommended Age: From 3 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
In a witty twist on The Princess and the Pea, first-time author Keyes introduces a foppish prince who plans to use Ye Olde Princess Test to determine whether the object of his affection is princess material. The test, naturally, involves placing a pea beneath her mattress: if she wakes from lumpy bedding, / it's time to plan a royal wedding! After a mouse steals the pea, and the prince's knight companion pulls his sword, the rodent nervously suggests that the prince needs to use larger objects. Working in shades of olive and amber, newcomer Mericle makes the most of the physical comedy that follows as the prince places a hunk of cheese, a melon, a multi-tiered cake, and several animals under the mattress. The aggrieved princess finally wakes up, scoffs at the prince's proposal, and leaves in search of comfier sleeping arrangements. Keyes's rhymes carry the story swiftly forward while upending sexist fairy tale conventions-readers will finish the book knowing that lurking around people's beds isn't a great idea and suspecting that this prince won't be tying the knot anytime soon. Ages 3-8. (BookLife) In a witty twist on -The Princess and the Pea,- first-time author Keyes introduces a foppish prince who plans to use -Ye Olde Princess Test- to determine whether the object of his affection is princess material. The test, naturally, involves placing a pea beneath her mattress: -if she wakes from lumpy bedding, / it's time to plan a royal wedding!- After a mouse steals the pea, and the prince's knight companion pulls his sword, the rodent nervously suggests that the prince needs to use larger objects. Working in shades of olive and amber, newcomer Mericle makes the most of the physical comedy that follows as the prince places a hunk of cheese, a melon, a multi-tiered cake, and several animals under the mattress. The aggrieved princess finally wakes up, scoffs at the prince's proposal, and leaves in search of comfier sleeping arrangements. Keyes's rhymes carry the story swiftly forward while upending sexist fairy tale conventions-readers will finish the book knowing that lurking around people's beds isn't a great idea and suspecting that this prince won't be tying the knot anytime soon. Ages 3-8. (BookLife)
In a witty twist on The Princess and the Pea, first-time author Keyes introduces a foppish prince who plans to use Ye Olde Princess Test to determine whether the object of his affection is princess material. The test, naturally, involves placing a pea beneath her mattress: if she wakes from lumpy bedding, / it's time to plan a royal wedding! After a mouse steals the pea, and the prince's knight companion pulls his sword, the rodent nervously suggests that the prince needs to use larger objects. Working in shades of olive and amber, newcomer Mericle makes the most of the physical comedy that follows as the prince places a hunk of cheese, a melon, a multi-tiered cake, and several animals under the mattress. The aggrieved princess finally wakes up, scoffs at the prince's proposal, and leaves in search of comfier sleeping arrangements. Keyes's rhymes carry the story swiftly forward while upending sexist fairy tale conventions-readers will finish the book knowing that lurking around people's beds isn't a great idea and suspecting that this prince won't be tying the knot anytime soon. Ages 3-8. (BookLife)
