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The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea
Farethee Well is a woman of strong mind and bodacious body. But when suitors come to ask for her hand in marriage, can she tell a real cowboy from a fake? "Johnston's clever parody of The Princess and the Pea is rich with the language and details of the Wild West . . . a great choice for read-aloud".-- Booklist. Full color.
Mass Market Paperbound, 32 pages
Published
April 16th 1996
by Puffin Books
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It is very frustrating to come across a wonderful adaptation of a fairy tale and then be forced to rate the book with only three stars, due to a (for me at least) glaring and problematic omission. The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea is a Texan adaptation of the "Princess and the Pea" story which was originally penned by Hans Christian Andersen, and I really enjoyed Tony Johnston's adaptation. It is sweet, quite hilarious in places, and Farethee Well (what a name) is both charming and c...more
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I'm going to give Johnston the benefit of the doubt and assume he didn't realize that Andersen wrote the original. I love the P&P story and had always assumed it was 'traditional' (anonymous and iconographic). I adore this version, with the strong female lead and the updated setting. I do wonder though if her new husband is actually capable of helping her manage the spread. Maybe he can be a house-husband and do the cooking & cleaning & child-care.
Hilarious retelling of the princess and the pea but with a enterprising young woman who uses a pea to determine who is the real cowboy!
A western style story to the "Princess and the Pea". It was fun to put a southern accent in it while reading it out loud to the kids.
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These Texas fractured fairy tales don't end. This one was great. I love some of the little jokes that children might not get. But it's enjoyable for all ages and will be perfect for the Book Time. Poor cowboy--I felt bad for him!
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Tony Johnston has written many acclaimed books for young people. She and her husband lived in Mexico for fifteen years, where they raised their children. She now lives in San Marino, California.
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