The Princess Tales are a hilarious group of fairy tale retellings by Gail Carson Levine (best known as the author of Ella Enchanted). This one is a retelling of the frog prince and rapunzel all mixed together, but, pretty much totally different. It all begins with a fairy who loves turning people into toads, two twin princes who can't stop fighting and their younger brother who gets blamed for everything, and a little girl who loves parsley. It made a great bedtime story. The chapters are nice and short but eventful. The characters are funny and the story is very unpredictable. I loved it. Kate owns quite a few of these books, so this is the first of many that we will be reading for her bedtime stories. All the girls liked it a lot. We laughed and laughed.
Monday, September 13, 2010
54. The Princess Tales: For Biddle's Sake by Gail Carson Levine
The Princess Tales are a hilarious group of fairy tale retellings by Gail Carson Levine (best known as the author of Ella Enchanted). This one is a retelling of the frog prince and rapunzel all mixed together, but, pretty much totally different. It all begins with a fairy who loves turning people into toads, two twin princes who can't stop fighting and their younger brother who gets blamed for everything, and a little girl who loves parsley. It made a great bedtime story. The chapters are nice and short but eventful. The characters are funny and the story is very unpredictable. I loved it. Kate owns quite a few of these books, so this is the first of many that we will be reading for her bedtime stories. All the girls liked it a lot. We laughed and laughed.
