The Princess and the Pea

gorgeous art (photographs of miniatures by Polly Borland), witty writing...but still, kind of a problematic story from a feminist perspective, even if this is a version with a strong princess.

This is a great book to read as a read aloud. The girls seem to like it more than the boys. However, since it is funny the boys do not mind the romance.

Fun wording and pictures, as wonderful as Lauren Childs' other books.

A great version of the well-known fairytale! The writing is funny and witty-- great for a read aloud! The pictures in this story are very fun as well!

One princess goes to a castle and sleeps, but finds one big surprise...she feels something under a lot of blankets and mattresses; but what is it? This fairy tale is recommended for ages second grade and up.

A wonderful retell of an extremely well-known fairytale! The writing and illustrations fit perfectly with the lighthearted message.

The prince wishes to marry someone out of love. This is fine with the king and queen but their are a few conditions, she must be a princess and she must have manners. The prince agreed to this however, as most fairy tales go a ball was thrown and he traveled to far away lands in search of a

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princess that was mesmerizing, fascinating and a certain...something. Well, a princess eventually shows up at the castle soaked from head to toe and the queen having manners makes up a bed for her with with several mattresses and a very small pea underneath.

Lauren Child and Polly Borland come together to create some amazing pictures for this story. The pictures are actually photography's of miniature doll furniture. Great story to share with a classroom when studying different art medium in stories. The language she uses in this story would also work into a lesson on word use and synonyms.

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So creative with the illustrations and the photographs mixed into one. It was so cool to look at I really loved it.

Classic story written in a very creative fashion. I love this story in general because it is about love and has a happy ending. I really enjoyed this version because of the creative writing techniques and art work. The illustrations are actual pictures and Lauren Child's usual character drawings.

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Would be great to show students different types of media and examples of creative writing. A true classic! 1-5

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This is Lauren Child's spin on the classic Princess and the Pea story. It would be good to use in a unit of fairy tales and maybe put out all the different versions of this story to see how much they differ.

This book is about a King and Queen trying to find a princess to marry their sun however both the King and Queen and the Prince have certain requirements for this princess. when they have almost given up hope a real princess arrives at the palace and for the Prince falls in love. The illustrations

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are quite interesting in this book as the backgrounds are real but the people are paper cut outs.

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This is a great interpretation of the princess and the pea. I love how the pages are set up. Lauren Child collaborated with a photographer and her illustrations served as puppets. It's a great story. Students form 1-5 should enjoy this story.

Princess and the Pea was a great recreation; Lauren Child did a great job with this book. There are photographs throughout the book look 3D; this makes the book more realistic.

I love this book, it's so grown-up! lol My daughter and I loved the art to it, the dolls are gorgeous and I think it taught Jennifer a lesson or two about vanity and manners. :)

This was a great recreation of explaining that the best way of finding out if someone is a real princess or not, is to simply stick something under her mattress, and see if she sleeps well at night.

I would use this book for elementary school students. It is a fun retelling of a classic fairy tale

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story. Child's twist on the story makes it unconventional and entertaining. I think children of all ages would enjoy this.

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The prince wants to marry for love, but his mother, the queen, insists that she must be royalty. When I young lady shows up at the castle, the queen devises a test to find out whether or not the girl is a real princess.

Lauren Child's clever retelling of the classic fairy-tale is charming and witty.

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Her fascinating illustrations combine hand-drawn characters and real-life miniature props. A great story for children of all ages.

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In my opinion, this is a peculiar book. Although it is a popular traditional fantasy, I haven't heard or read this tale before. I personally didn't like the story.

Away from all the biases, I liked the language used in the book. Throughout the book, the author emphasizes three words; mesmerizing,

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fascinating, and something. These are the words used to describe what the Prince is looking for in his future wife. The repetition of these descriptive words could help young readers use the predictability for their benefit.

Also, I liked the illustrations in the book. The pictures in this book are very unique. The characters are drawn but the setting is like realistic backgrounds. Usually it is one or the other, but the author had both used. The story contains many words and sentences, so having the illustrations seem helpful for the reader to comprehend the story fully.

From reading the story, I believe that the purpose is to show how children, specifically girls, could be princesses. At a young age, almost all girls pretend to be princesses. Through this story, the children can learn what it takes to be a "real" Princess, like having manners.

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This is a classic story that Lauren Child has modernized in this picture book version. The illustrations appear to be paper dolls. The backgrounds of the illustrations appear to be pictures of the inside of a dollhouse. The pictures, alone, make it worth reading this book.
This book would make a

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good book for a read aloud. This book uses descriptive storytelling and emphasizes words by using different types of fonts, bolding, and font sizing. This will help the person telling the story in emphasizing certain words.
Before attempting to use this book in a read aloud, the reader needs to master the art of telling a story with enthusiasm and attention to detail. If this story is told in a monotone voice the reader will lose his audience.

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This is a wonder fairytale that has been modernized. The illustrations are wonderful because the characters are paper dolls. The book is about a prince who wants to marry for love, but his parents want him to marry a real princess. He meets many princesses, but he wants to meet a real princess, one

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that is mesmerizing, fascinating, and that has a certain something. One night a real princess shows up at his door step soaking wet from her walk outside. The mother makes a bed with multiple mattresses stacked on top of each other with a pea underneath. She woke up feeling awful, but she had manners so she said she slept wonderful. This proved that she was a real princess. In the end, the prince and princess got married.

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I'm not going to include every picture book I read to my daughter, but this one's pretty awesome.

When I was a kid, I loved this story a lot. So naturally when I saw this cute book, I got it. And to tell you the truth, I've read it several times; I just love the photos and the art. There was something: mesmerizing... Something fascinating... Just Something about this book!

Ok, some people, of all ages, are going to absolutely love this and want to own it.

I was charmed enough to be glad I ordered it from ILL. Michelle Kratt's review says best what I wish I could articulate about what makes this version of the story itself wondrous, about what kind of person is a

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'real princess.' The doll-house furniture and the paper dolls are fun and would have inspired pre-teen me to better efforts (I made a lot of my dolls' furniture and other accessories).

Recommended if you're interested - but I won't give it five stars because of the implication (imo) that people who aren't immediately interested should read it.

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