One of Robert Munsch's most popular and ingenious characters is now available as a doll. Dressed in her trademark paper bag, the spunky but dishevelled Elizabeth is ready to tackle new adventures.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: A Real Book for Girls!!! Comment: I am so glad that I found this book! How refreshing to find a tale that I can read to my daughter where a) the main character is a girl, b) she is strong and courageous, c) she doesn't need the man! While being inundated with "the magic of Disney" and the weak, pathetic, princess brigade, I realized that I didn't want my daughter exposed to any of that crap. Sure, as my mom has pointed out, I read those stories, but really how many stories about weak, ineffective, victims does it take to drill home the point that women are supposed to be pretty, submissive, and ineffective? I love the end of The Paper Bag Princess! Ronald was a jerk! Customer Rating: Summary: BUYER BEWARE! Comment: This is a great story! As a third grade teacher, my class and I both enjoy this book. As someone earlier mentioned, it's great for people 3 to 103! BUT, I took off 2 stars for the SIZE of the book. I suppose it's my fault for not looking at the dimensions, but seriously, who makes a book this small?? I definitely won't be able to use this version for read alouds, but I guess my kids will get a kick out of it. I, however, doubt I will personally read it myself. Customer Rating: Summary: A must for any girl's library Comment: The Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch, is a must for any girl's library. On the first page, we are introduced to Elizabeth, a princess who lives in a castle with expensive princess clothes, who is going to marry a prince named Ronald. Then comes the shocker on the next page: "Unfortunately, a dragon smashed her castle, burned all of her clothes with his fiery breath, and carried off Prince Ronald."
Princess Elizabeth has to wear a paper bag as she goes off to rescue her prince. For most of the book, she uses her brain to outwit the dragon and rescue Ronald. But instead of thanking his rescuer, he haughtily scolds her for her unkempt appearance and tells her to come back "when you are dressed like a real princess."
Elizabeth realizes that he may look like a prince, but he doesn't have the heart of one, and the book concludes with a picture of her skipping off happily into the sunset with the line, "They didn't get married after all." I love Munsch for planting the seed with little girls that they should never settle for a man who isn't good enough for them. Yeah!
Customer Rating: Summary: Paper Bag Princess Comment: Fabulous and empowering in a not so subtle way...perfect for little girls. Only negative, lacked story development. Customer Rating: Summary: A story to pass down! Comment: My mother bought this story for me in 1995. I used it originally for a story telling speech tournament which I won first place for. She then kept the book until I had my own daughter 2 years ago. My daughter LOVES this book, I'm thinking if I should have it laminated. It is her "princess book". She loves this book so much she is going to be a dragon for halloween! (interesting that she chose to be a dragon and not a princess) We rotate this book with about 5 other Robert Munsch books she adores!
