Princess Fidgety Feet

by Pat Posner, Philip Norman (Illustrator)

Princess Bridget has a secret wish—she loves to play soccer. Kicking the soccer ball isn’t a very princessy thing to do, though, so she plays only with her errand boy, Ryan, when no one is watching. There was only one problem—when she isn’t playing soccer, her feet get all fidgety. It’s like they wanted to jump, run, hop, and leap all the time. When the queen hires Miss Posy to teach Bridget to take small neat steps instead of fidgety ones, Bridget is afraid she’ll lose her soccer skills altogether. Then she learns that Mrs. Posy has an amazing secret of her own—on her day off, she’s a soccer coach and she wants Bridget on her team With bright, humorous illustrations, this book combines two popular topics—playing soccer and being a princess--and conveys a heartfelt message about a girl just trying to be herself.

Genres: Picture Books, Sports

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 23, 2002

Reviews

[Liane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: Picture Book

Reading Level: Late Early

Topics & Themes: Princesses. Soccer. Discipline

Curricular Use: Shared-reading

Social: Expectations of royalty. Stereotypes.

Literary Elements: Alliteration. Conflict with self: Bridget's desires against how a princess should act

Text & Pictures: Interaction of text and pictures on most pages

[Sharon Green · Rating 3 out of 5]

k-4
read aloud/independent
fluent
problem realism
weak
importance of girls just being themselves
can be a princess and play soccer too