The Princess and the Pea (Hans Christian Anderson) by Ronne Randall

The Princess and the Pea (Hans Christian Anderson) Reviews

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  Jenna

  Erittäin onnistunut mukaelma Hans Christian Andersonin prinsessa ja herne -sadusta. Kuvakirjassa on kaunis, satuun hyvin sopiva kuvitus ja käännös on mielestäni hyvin onnistunut.
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  Kate

  I read the original, not the re-told version but I can’t find it listed on good reads. I actually think the re-told versions are better.
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  Kassidy Pine

  In the Princess and the Pea a young princess was in search and wanting to marry a “real” princess, however he could not find one even though he searched. There was a knock at the city gate and the old king opened it. There was a girl standing at the gate that was completely disheveled. The old queen didn’t believe the girl when she claimed to be a real princess. Therefore, she took 20 mattresses and 20 eiderdown beds and laid them on the pea. The princess was told to sleep on this all night and in the morning she was asked how she slept and she told them she slept horribly because she says that she was laying on something hard. After this they realize that this girl was a real princess for she could not even sleep on the pea and so the prince took this delicate girl for a wife. The pea was put into a museum where it can still be seen. The author does a good job of keeping the story chronological by having every event following the natural order of what would be expected. It is very traditional in the pencil pictures presented within the picture book. The illustrations show symmetrical interactions with the same story being told as being presented in the pictures. The story tells the moral of testing some people may be the way to discover who they really claim to be. Just as the king, queen and prince test the young maiden to see if she is a true princess. Along with teaching patients. Just as the prince went out to find his true love and princess, what he really needed was to wait till love came knocking on his door.
  
  
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  Rykki

  This classic fairy tale is beautifully told and just as beautifully illustrated. The story is a simple enough tale that has a fantastic moral. With each princess you learn something that princesses are not. At the end of it all, a meek, bedraggled princess, soaked from the rain claims she is a princess. Being the most humble and otherwise most princess-like, they had to be certain. I love the way the book focuses on the favorite princess being humble, mild-mannered, and kind-hearted. My children loved this story, and this will probably be one we use for lessons for a long time to come.
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  Judy

  Once again, I find myself wondering how the original fairy tale reads. When the Prince is searching for a Princess to marry in this tale, he is aware of character traits and not just appearance, which I appreciate. Now I'll have to find out what HCA actually wrote.
  
  Update: I checked what I believe to be a more original version and Randall has done a nice job of retelling this old favorite.
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  emma

  this is a great book ! read it!
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  Amy Edwards

  I love this fairy tale, but I'm still searching for a favorite picture-book version.