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Falling For Rapunzel
The prince is hoping to fall for Rapunzel, but since she can't quite hear what he asks for, everything but her hair gets tossed out her window. Instead of her curly locks, she throws her dirty socks. Instead of silky tresses, out go lacey dresses. And you can predict the guaranteed-to-crack-kids-up clothing she sends down when the prince simply says hair. . . .
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Paperback, 32 pages
Published
December 1st 2005
by Puffin
(first published 2003)
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Jul 15, 2009
Abigail
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Abigail by:
Lisa Vegan
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fairy-tales,
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This updated "fractured fairy tale" of Rapunzel had my first grade students laughing hysterically. They enjoyed the repetitive misunderstanding of Rapunzel as she throws down her "dirty socks" instead of her "curly locks" or her "underwear" in stead of her hair. As a teacher, I liked how I could use the book as a way to get the children to make predictions using rhyme. As a woman, I liked how Rapunzel never wanted or needed to be rescued as the prince thought, it was just all a misunderstanding....more
Nov 27, 2011
Dana
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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picture-book,
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I love a good fractured fairytale, and Falling for Rapunzel ranks among my all-time favorites. High in her tower, Rapunzel has a hard time hearing what the handsome prince is calling up to her, so just trying to be helpful, she mistakenly chucks all sorts of odd things out the window. The illustrations are fantastic, and equal the text in silliness. Bonus points for the rhymes, too, which give kids a chance to predict what next will fly out the window. But the ending is my favorite. So clever......more
This is the second book that I read for the fairy tale assignment.
This story is all about Rapunzel's hair :) I think would be enjoyable as a read-aloud. It is written as a rhyme, and I believe the rhyming words would be predictable for most students in second/third grade and above.
This is a light story. There is no backstory about how Rapunzel got up in the tower. She's just there, sad, because her hair isn't shiny! The prince comes and says the famous line from the Grimm tale, "Rapunzel, Rapun...more
This story is all about Rapunzel's hair :) I think would be enjoyable as a read-aloud. It is written as a rhyme, and I believe the rhyming words would be predictable for most students in second/third grade and above.
This is a light story. There is no backstory about how Rapunzel got up in the tower. She's just there, sad, because her hair isn't shiny! The prince comes and says the famous line from the Grimm tale, "Rapunzel, Rapun...more
Falling for Rapunzel, a humorous take on the original fairy tale, is a delightful picture book for toddlers through early elementary aged children (N). Told in rhyming verse, the story starts with Rapunzel already in the tower. The Prince comes upon her and, thinking she is in trouble, asks her to throw down her hair. Unfortunately, she mishears him and the rest of the story centers around their miscommunication. For instance, when the Prince requests that she send down her "hair" instead she to...more
In this crazy mixed up tale of Rapunzel the prince ends up with more then he bargains for. The distance from the tower that Rapunzel is in, to the ground where the prince is leads to some miscommunication.
Rapunzel is just like every other girl even though she is a princess, so children will relate to the bad hair day. The rhyming words in this book would be great to get students to learn what rhyming words are. When the prince says to Rapunzel to let down her hair she instead hears underwear, so...more
Rapunzel is just like every other girl even though she is a princess, so children will relate to the bad hair day. The rhyming words in this book would be great to get students to learn what rhyming words are. When the prince says to Rapunzel to let down her hair she instead hears underwear, so...more
I don't read a lot these days, but I read more than you might conclude, given my dearth of ratings/reviews. I don't much like assigning a number rating. But since the kids and I have discovered some great picture books in recent years, I thought I'd share a number of titles that we've enjoyed. Some are definite five star books for us, some definite four star books, and many fall somewhere inbetween or might get one rating from me on a given day and another on a different day. I won't include too...more
Wilcox, Leah, and Lydia Monks. Falling for Rapunzel. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. Print.
Genre: Children’s Picture Book
Falling for Rapunzel is a story with a humorous twist of the classic Rapunzel fairytale, where a princess lives up in a tower and a prince has come to her “rescue.” Every time the prince asks Rapunzel to throw down her hair, she cannot hear him clearly so she begins tossing random items out her window. The entire story is told in rhymes, making it a perfect story for p...more
Genre: Children’s Picture Book
Falling for Rapunzel is a story with a humorous twist of the classic Rapunzel fairytale, where a princess lives up in a tower and a prince has come to her “rescue.” Every time the prince asks Rapunzel to throw down her hair, she cannot hear him clearly so she begins tossing random items out her window. The entire story is told in rhymes, making it a perfect story for p...more
Review the story of Rapunzel with the class to make sure they know it well enough to allow them a laugh at this version! Poor Rapunzel can't quite make out what the Prince is shouting up at her and her maid.
"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, throw down your hair!"
She thought he said, "Your underwear."
And so begin the laughs as the Prince endures all sorts of things flying out the tower window. Lots of fun.
Illustrations by Lydia Monks are great. Monks likes to use photos cut into shapes for clothing (pictures...more
"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, throw down your hair!"
She thought he said, "Your underwear."
And so begin the laughs as the Prince endures all sorts of things flying out the tower window. Lots of fun.
Illustrations by Lydia Monks are great. Monks likes to use photos cut into shapes for clothing (pictures...more
I don't got anything to say about it if I didn't like. I just don't like it. It's not the real Rapunzel book.
The illustrations in this book are definitely random and bright, but give the book a fun appeal. It is cool how she switches mediums from using fabrics to drawing the rest of the picture with acrylic paints. The words are comedic and bring a more realistic view on the classic fairy tale, with it starting with a bad hair day. Her rhyming schemes are entertaining to say the least, and clever how she changes the phrase of, throw down your hair, on each page. The difference in words could teach voca...more
Falling for Rapunzel is a funny variation of the Grimm's fairytale Rapunzel. Rapunzel is upset because she is having a bad hair day and the prince hears her crying. He asks her to throw down her hair, but continually mishears him and throws down various objects from her tower. This book is for five to eight year old children. It is a humorous spin on traditional literature. This book will evoke laughter and teach children to embrace misunderstandings. It is a fun read that is light hearted and e...more
Falling for Rapunzel is a cute twist on the Rapunzel story. Instead of the helpless maiden, we have a maiden with a bad hair day. When the prince hears her crying over her hair, he tries to save her, asking her to throw down something to let him climb up to rescue her. She doesn't understand him and sends down everything from socks (locks) to underwear (hair). She sends down her maid when he tells her to let down her braid, and the fairy tale ending comes true...just not the typical way.
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I loved reading this "fractured fairy tale." I think it would be great for young students because it is filled with humor and takes the story of Rapunzel that most are familiar with and gives it a quirky twist. I think this would be a great "dessert book" for when students need a brain break or you just want to give them a time to laugh and be silly. Rapunzel's antics and the things she tosses out to the prince get funnier with every page. As well, the large, bright illustrations go hand in hand...more
Age: 1st-3rd grade
Ever wondered how Rapunzel could actually hear the prince from atop her high high tower? Well, this Rapunzel certainly can't hear the beckoning cries of the prince below, throwing down her underwear when he asks for his hair, her dirty socks when he asks for her curly locks. His undying love will not give up until Rapunzel throws down her maid instead of her braid. The maid and the prince fall in love and Rapunzel is glad she "finally heard him right."
Kids will love the repeti...more
Ever wondered how Rapunzel could actually hear the prince from atop her high high tower? Well, this Rapunzel certainly can't hear the beckoning cries of the prince below, throwing down her underwear when he asks for his hair, her dirty socks when he asks for her curly locks. His undying love will not give up until Rapunzel throws down her maid instead of her braid. The maid and the prince fall in love and Rapunzel is glad she "finally heard him right."
Kids will love the repeti...more
Jun 10, 2012
Dolly
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This is a funny little story that is based on the classic fairytale, but ends in a very different way. The rhyming narrative is humorous and our girls had fun guessing what Rapunzel would pick to throw down each time. The illustrations are colorful and cartoonish and give a whimsical feel to the tale. We enjoyed reading this book together and will look for Waking Beauty at our local library.
I know this is a picture book, but it was so ridiculously adorable!!! It is probably one of my new favorites. :) The book starts out with the prince going to rescue Rapunzel, but when he tells her to throw down her hair she cannot hear him correctly (because it is really far from the ground to the window). Instead, she throws down random things from her room. Despite him rephrasing several times, all he gets are rhyming things. It is pretty funny.
I liked this book as it ends up with a true love story but not the way you think . :-D Rapunzel has a hearing problem, so when the prince comes to and say to let down her hair she lets down her underwear, so on and so forth. Then the prince ask that she let down her braid, and instead she threw down her maid. You do the math from here as to who the prince hooks up with. There is also another cute surprise to the story on the last page! Fun book!
I thought this rendition of Rapunzel was clever and entertaining. The rhymes used in the book feel natural and also teach children new words. The ending of the story (and quite possibly the entire story) would probably make fairytale traditionalists cringe, but I think that's what helps make the story so fun. The illustrations are quirky and due to Rapunzel's hearing problem the book, as a whole, is humorous.
Another cute one by the same author as Waking Beauty … I liked this one a little more even! Rapunzel is a little hard of hearing and the prince gets a little exasperated at having all kinds of silly things thrown out the window at him. (One of those silly things is underwear, which I’m not quite sure about, but I suppose it is innocent — right??) Cute ending, too.
Sweet, silly collage and guess-the-next-gag rhyme turn the traditional tale of tossed tresses into a merry carousel of misunderstanding and matchmaking.
You can listen in on our chat about this book on our Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcast.
You can listen in on our chat about this book on our Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcast.
This is a marvelous read-aloud laugh-out-loud book. The rhymes and illustrations are hysterically funny and appeal to both the very young and young at heart. It kept the attention of even the youngest in my audience and had every child giggling and pointing. Quite a contrast to the original, even if the telling is adapted for a younger audience. This is a book I will read again for storytime and it will never get old!
In this clever (& funny) version of Rapunzel, she has a little trouble hearing the prince from up in her tower. While he continues to ask her to throw down her hair, she keeps completing various funny tasks instead. In a very clever twist, at the end the prince does not end up with rapunzel, but with her maid and everyone is happy about it!
(4.5 stars)
A prince mistook Rapunzel's whining over her hair as cries for help, so he tells her to let down her hair so he can save her. The reader will soon see that the prince was not the only one hearing things wrong!
Brainstorm other rhyming things Rapunzel could have thrown down when the prince said, "let down your hair!" (e.g. pear)
A prince mistook Rapunzel's whining over her hair as cries for help, so he tells her to let down her hair so he can save her. The reader will soon see that the prince was not the only one hearing things wrong!
Brainstorm other rhyming things Rapunzel could have thrown down when the prince said, "let down your hair!" (e.g. pear)
This is a great illustrated story of a little communication problem between Rapunzel and the prince. For example he asks her to throw down her curly locks, but she tosses down her dirty socks. In the end someone lives happily ever after so how much more can you want?
Read it several times of course even though it is not really that complicated.
Read it several times of course even though it is not really that complicated.
Pre-schooler's through adults enjoy this hilarious re-telling of Rapunzel. First off, she's having a "bad hair day" when a hapless prince "rides her way". She's so high up in the tower she has trouble hearing his requests to help rescue her. Instead of letting down her HAIR, she throws down her UNDERWEAR, and so forth.
This story made me laugh all the way through! It is a retelling of Rapunzel with a very prominent TWIST!!! Rhyming words are key in this story.. and there are endless possibilities for predictions. It focuses the interest on rhyming. Recommended story for older and younger elementary. Very fun and ENGAGING!!!
Genre: Fairy Tale (fractured)
This is a cute variation of the traditional Rapunzel story in which Rapunzel is a bit hard of hearing. Every time the prince asks her to throw down her hair she doesn't quite hear him correctly and throws down some unexpected things. There is a surprise twist at the end.
This is a cute variation of the traditional Rapunzel story in which Rapunzel is a bit hard of hearing. Every time the prince asks her to throw down her hair she doesn't quite hear him correctly and throws down some unexpected things. There is a surprise twist at the end.
I read this today while I was waiting for my practicum to start. I thought it was cute how the story did not follow the typical damsel in distress rescued by a prince storyline. It was fun to see what words would ryhme as the story went along. I liked the happy ending all around at the end as well.
Oh dear...Rapunzel has difficulty hearing the prince's pleas to her and in a comedy of errors throws everything from underwear to her own maid down from her tower at him. Children who are familiar with the true story of Rapunzel will really get a hoot out of this book (and those who aren't will still find the princess' lack of understanding amusing). This was another book that my audience requested twice this week!
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