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Barbie: The Princess and The Pauper

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Barbie stars in a double role as Princess Anneliese and the poor seamstress Erika in Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper . The girls come from different worlds, but they have one thing in common—they look exactly the same. When the two friends switch places, their adventure begins in this full-color storybook based on the exciting new video!

24 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 2004

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Profile Image for Erroll Treslan.
179 reviews10 followers
July 28, 2011
As reviewed by almost 7 year old Mathea: "It's a good book but a little hard to follow. I'm just giving it three stars." [anything else?] "No ... what's a pauper?"
401 reviews8 followers
October 14, 2010
I stand by my 5-star review: This book was amazing.

I read this in the pediatrician's office today. I found myself laughing during some tragic parts, which (the laughing) is really obvious when you're reading aloud to children. The plot is so straightforward, and yet, so impossible! ("One day, the queen discovered that her gold mine was empty!")

Lest you think this is a straight princessization of the classic tale, I must tell you it borrows only the title and a few important plot points; the rest is All Barbie. My favorite part is the last page, where, after two proposals are made, the pauper girl "fulfills her dream of traveling the world and singing" before returning to marry the king "the next spring", and while everyone lives happily ever after, the cats belonging to the princesses "have many kittens together".
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173 reviews2 followers
November 15, 2017
I’ve said not the worst thing to read to read to children on many a cash grab marketing fad. This though is in fact the worst.
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July 30, 2020
i want to read
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196 reviews1 follower
January 20, 2024
art style slayed but i think this movie is a bit too long to shorten to a 24 page kids book
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78 reviews1 follower
January 3, 2025
You won't believe it, but I actually understand the prince and the pauper assignment now! I totally failed it in 5th grade 🤣🤣🤣!!!
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12 reviews
January 28, 2026
“She never scented her paper with lilac, he thought. It was always rose.”

No man could’ve ever discerned that. Only flaw
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191 reviews2 followers
May 21, 2026
The level of details that went into the Barbie-doll version of these books are unmatched! The sets, the photography, the custom dolls made only for this project 🥰
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276 reviews5 followers
November 19, 2021
Absolutely showstopping. Was freaking obsessed with the film when I was little and am still obsessed with it because let’s face it it’s a cinematic masterpiece and I will fight the film bros on that. Anyways this really condensed the plot super well and my dad told me that my twin and I made him read it to us every night when we were little. Everything about princess and the pauper is perfect and you can’t prove me wrong. Today I also ranked all the barbie films and I just wanna thank Mattel for making me an annoying gay trans barbie stan peace out homos I mean homies ✌️
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Author 9 books242 followers
August 26, 2021
A lovely book with pretty illustrations. The font was a good size and the style of writing is very good for early readers to sight-read-along. The characters look a little different to those in the excellent film version, but it was nevertheless a pleasure to read this with my little one. I'm sure we'll read it many, many more times in the future. I recommend having the colouring book as a follow-up activity to this book.
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Author 2 books13 followers
October 1, 2023
It was just beyond cute and the illustrations are divine and soft.

I've been collecting so many Barbie things for when I have childers and I can't wait to share this with them when they happen.

Also the line "You're the tutor. You should have all the answers." Made it into the book and just. iykyk.
5 reviews1 follower
July 5, 2007
hello! my favorite Princess & The Pauper
1 review
May 10, 2013
Ini book buku yang tetapi dia ada dua anak perempuan yang kembar
1 review
April 29, 2017
Bye baby need to that goodbye you should be Asebi name CBK loaded saying to be admitted to BBBB the Bybee I believe it every 11 Hubsch Navigator, Asebi Chagu Janice we have paid yourselves by land if you say 11 and live every day with those protections and then
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