Planet Was

by Amy Boesky, Nadine Bernard Westcott (Illustrator)

The royal policy on Planet Was is never to change anything, until the young Prince Hierre decides that change would be fun and takes matters into his own hands

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1990

About the author

Amy Boesky has written in a range of genres, from a picture book for children (Planet Was) to bestselling books for teenagers (Sweet Valley High,The Beacon Street Girls) to scholarship on 17th-century british literature. What We Have, her first work of creative nonfiction, is a candid account of her family's discovery that they carry the BRCA1 mutation, the so-called "breast cancer gene."

Reviews

[CAITLIN HEIKEN · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about learning that new can be scary to try it can turn out really fun.
The book starts off by showing how everything was... plane, nothing new. everything was the same forever. Until the king's son wanted to do something new. so when the son was able to get away from everyone during the royal nap time the prince goes to his room and stars to do new things, like rearranging his room, making clothes, making new inventions, and a bunch of other stuff. So when the king cant find his son after the nap time everyone rushes to the princes room to end up seeing what the prince has done. soon after the king and everyone else like new things and everything starts changing. So everything that is new was old.

[Stephen Schroeder · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun rhyme with a strong message!

[Jeani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Children are the future.

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hadn't thought about this book in decades. Today, the illustrations popped into my head, so I went and read it again. I *could* make accusations and ask questions of the story: anything from "where is the queen?" to "why the emphasis on the king and prince being fat?" but, then, it is of its time--a sweet little rhyming tale about a father who likes things just as they are, and a son who'd like to try something new. 4 stars worth of nostalgia.