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Description
Tired of being a princess, the youngest of three sisters throws her crown out the window and finds happiness working in the royal kitchen and pigsty.
Publication
Chicken House (2007), Edition: USA edn., 32 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member swimr23
Princess Pigsty is about a little girl who does not want to be like the other princesses. She wants to play in the dirt and outside, she loves the pig pen. One day she asks to go and stay out in the pig pin. She then learns it is a lot better to be inside with her family.
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I would us this book in teaching maybe a history lesson to little children and have them imagine a royal castle and draw it. I would also use this book with a little older children maybe in third grade, as a lesson about being with your family.
I love this book because I
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was a big tomboy and did not want to do anything that the other girls wanted to do. I love how it shows that it is ok to be a tomboy but sometimes you have to act like a little girl.I would us this book in teaching maybe a history lesson to little children and have them imagine a royal castle and draw it. I would also use this book with a little older children maybe in third grade, as a lesson about being with your family.
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LibraryThing member cortneynmcclure
Summary:
Princess Pigsty is a story about 3 sister princesses and their royal, spoiled, and pampered lives. However, the youngest sister, Isabella, does not like being a princess. One morning she wakes up and throws her crown into the fishpond below her bedroom and declares that being a princess is
Personal Reaction:
I really like the moral of this story, it teaches children to be themselves no matter what or who tries to sway that decision or choice. Isabella does not want to be a pampered princess; she wants to be a normal little girl, she wants to climb trees and get dirty. Although her family and the people around her do not agree with or understand Isabella stands up for what she feels is right and stays true to herself.
Classroom Extensions:
1. Provide students with a glue, pink construction paper circle, along with other pink pieces (nose, ears, and feet), and a pink pipe cleaner for a curly-q tail. Allow students to create their own pink pig!
2. Give students a sheet of lined paper and have them describe qualities about themselves that they consider to make them unique; what makes them who they are.
*** Addition: Attach the sheet of paper describing each student to a cutout of brown construction paper. Provide students with brown paint and have them paint the bottom part of their pig brown, as if he is covered in mud in a pigsty. Then attach the qualities sheet to the back, bottom part of the pig and display their creations around the classroom.
Princess Pigsty is a story about 3 sister princesses and their royal, spoiled, and pampered lives. However, the youngest sister, Isabella, does not like being a princess. One morning she wakes up and throws her crown into the fishpond below her bedroom and declares that being a princess is
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boring and that she does not want to be a princess anymore. Her father, the king, sentences her to washing the dishes in the kitchen and cleaning up after the pigs in the pigsty to teach her a lesson. To his surprise princess Isabella has the time of her life. At first the King is angry but soon realizes that his daughter is truly happy; he allows Isabella to get rid of her frilly dresses, never curl her hair again, and to finally be herself. Personal Reaction:
I really like the moral of this story, it teaches children to be themselves no matter what or who tries to sway that decision or choice. Isabella does not want to be a pampered princess; she wants to be a normal little girl, she wants to climb trees and get dirty. Although her family and the people around her do not agree with or understand Isabella stands up for what she feels is right and stays true to herself.
Classroom Extensions:
1. Provide students with a glue, pink construction paper circle, along with other pink pieces (nose, ears, and feet), and a pink pipe cleaner for a curly-q tail. Allow students to create their own pink pig!
2. Give students a sheet of lined paper and have them describe qualities about themselves that they consider to make them unique; what makes them who they are.
*** Addition: Attach the sheet of paper describing each student to a cutout of brown construction paper. Provide students with brown paint and have them paint the bottom part of their pig brown, as if he is covered in mud in a pigsty. Then attach the qualities sheet to the back, bottom part of the pig and display their creations around the classroom.
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LibraryThing member KristenLaSorsa
Summary:
Princess Pigsty is about three princesses that were sister that got waited on hand and foot. The youngest little princess decided one day that she didn't want to be a princess anymore. She threw her crown out the window into the fish pond. She would no longer let her headmen get her ready
Personal Reaction:
I enjoyed the book. I remember being young and basically having everything done for you, and sometimes its not fun. Sometimes a kid just wants to get dirty and wants to do things themselves. I have a niece that absolutely loves getting dirty and working on the farm. She is not afraid at all to get her hands dirty and I think that it is great.
Classroom Extensions:
1. You could have an art activity and they could all make their own pink pig.
2. You could talk about being responsible and doing things on your own with no ones help.
Princess Pigsty is about three princesses that were sister that got waited on hand and foot. The youngest little princess decided one day that she didn't want to be a princess anymore. She threw her crown out the window into the fish pond. She would no longer let her headmen get her ready
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for the day and curl her hair so her father, the king, sent her to work in the kitchen until she decided to go get her crown out of the fishpond. A few days went by and her dad asked her to go get her crown again and she still said no. So this time he sent her to the pigsty to help work with the pigs. She absolutely loved getting dirty and helping work. One night her dad went and got his little girl's crown out of the fishpond and brought it to his daughter in the pigsty. He could tell that she was really happy getting dirty and told her that she could help work with the pigs anytime she wanted to, but she needed to come home because he missed her.Personal Reaction:
I enjoyed the book. I remember being young and basically having everything done for you, and sometimes its not fun. Sometimes a kid just wants to get dirty and wants to do things themselves. I have a niece that absolutely loves getting dirty and working on the farm. She is not afraid at all to get her hands dirty and I think that it is great.
Classroom Extensions:
1. You could have an art activity and they could all make their own pink pig.
2. You could talk about being responsible and doing things on your own with no ones help.
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LibraryThing member Analley
This story was about three young girls who had everything they ever wanted. The girl pigs were the towns princess and had people wait on them hand and foot. One of the main princess pigs was named Isabella, and she always seemed to get into trouble. She really didn't like the princess lifestyle,
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she wanted to do things for herself. Isabella was also seen as a tomboy, she would help clean the pig pins, and feed them. She would even rife the pigs. I can relate to Isabella because when I was a little girl, I was a huge tomboy. I always wanted to hangout with my brother, and play with him and his friends. I never much for the barbie dollars and playing dress up. Show Less
LibraryThing member Jennifer LeGault
Young Princess Isabella has it all - but has had enough of of being treated like a princess. Hilarity ensues when a punishment back fires.
Awards
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2008)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 10.68 x 8.7 inches
ISBN
043988554X / 9780439885546