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DIY Princess Guide: Do It Yourself Princess Guide
For some girls, "Coming of Age" means putting away childish toys. A girl might decide she's too old for princess dresses and wands; or, her parents may start giving such items to charity. This book is meant to help girls understand that the values associated with fictional princesses can be helpful in real life. This Do It Yourself Guide contains 5 stories of girls who outgrew glittering crowns, magic wands, princess dresses, and silver slippers. Then, something wonderful happened. The girls came to realize that being a princess had nothing to do with a pot of gold, castle, fairy godmother, or even a prince.After all, as readers of fairy tales know, sooner or later all princesses lose their gold; fairy godmothers disappear; princes leave on a white horse; and castles become ruins.The stories in this book show how girls from various ethnicities found their inner princess qualities. The reading level is for 9 year olds but the stories appeal to all ages.
38 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 14, 2019
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Molly Harrison
3 books4 followersMolly Harrison and her trusted dog friend, Skeeter Maghee, write books for children, teens, and young adults. Skeeter Maghee and she keep horses and investigate mysteries from their mountain top farmhouse. While Molly taught on the university level, Skeeter is home schooled. We welcome readers' reviews and questions.
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May 18, 2023
Princess Stories
This is a great book for a princess to learn about other princesses.
And no formal title is needed, only the ability to act like a princess.
It's a great book for someone to read to a child who loves princesses.
This is a great book for a princess to learn about other princesses.
And no formal title is needed, only the ability to act like a princess.
It's a great book for someone to read to a child who loves princesses.
March 28, 2023
This book is a lovely collection of short stories all with the theme of being a princess and the qualities that make a princess (rather than being born one).
Elements I liked:
While the book is short, with just a few stories, those stories manage to present a wide selection of gentle life lessons in perseverance in facing challenges, finding one's own confidence, being kind to others, engaging in creative problem-solving, and being helpful. Thought-provoking and conversation-inspiring questions at the end are a nice touch to help readers explore how each girl in the stories became a princess and how the messages of the stories might apply to themselves.
Elements I struggled with:
Much of the dialogue came across far more formal than the rest of each story, with few contractions used. That created a distracting mismatch with the easy, conversational style of the rest of the writing.
Overall:
The book is entertaining and full of encouragement and examples of qualities worth cultivating. An enjoyable read for any aspiring princess!
Elements I liked:
While the book is short, with just a few stories, those stories manage to present a wide selection of gentle life lessons in perseverance in facing challenges, finding one's own confidence, being kind to others, engaging in creative problem-solving, and being helpful. Thought-provoking and conversation-inspiring questions at the end are a nice touch to help readers explore how each girl in the stories became a princess and how the messages of the stories might apply to themselves.
Elements I struggled with:
Much of the dialogue came across far more formal than the rest of each story, with few contractions used. That created a distracting mismatch with the easy, conversational style of the rest of the writing.
Overall:
The book is entertaining and full of encouragement and examples of qualities worth cultivating. An enjoyable read for any aspiring princess!
March 25, 2023
Overall, this was a clean book with short enjoyable stories about girls dealing with difficult situations and overcoming them. Each had a princess theme running throughout. In one story, a rising ballerina nearly gives up ballet because it's so hard, but chooses to persevere because of the encouragement of a supportive adult. In another story, a girl uses her abilities to swim to save a drowning child.
The writing was a bit awkward and jumpy, without as much detail as I feel could have been put into the stories. While the shortness is understandable because they're children's stories, the writing could have been smoother with some helpful detail added.
Overall, however, it is nice to read clean, uplifting stories about young children working hard to develop skills and self esteem along the way.
The writing was a bit awkward and jumpy, without as much detail as I feel could have been put into the stories. While the shortness is understandable because they're children's stories, the writing could have been smoother with some helpful detail added.
Overall, however, it is nice to read clean, uplifting stories about young children working hard to develop skills and self esteem along the way.
March 27, 2023
Overall
This contains five stories that are meant to illustrate that being a princess isn't just about what you have (dresses, tiara's, etc.) but about who you are as a person. The qualities of a princess matter more than all the gold thread! The stories all had a central theme around princesses and features a new girl in each. All of the stories were enjoyable but the Sea Princess was the best. My least favorite had a very whiny girl who wanted things to be her way and even though it was about finding a new way to get what she wanted, I didn't think the message was as clear as it was with the other stories. At the end of the day, the message is worth the read.
Rating
4 Stars
Any little girl (around nine years old) who loves princesses would enjoy these lesson filled stories.
This contains five stories that are meant to illustrate that being a princess isn't just about what you have (dresses, tiara's, etc.) but about who you are as a person. The qualities of a princess matter more than all the gold thread! The stories all had a central theme around princesses and features a new girl in each. All of the stories were enjoyable but the Sea Princess was the best. My least favorite had a very whiny girl who wanted things to be her way and even though it was about finding a new way to get what she wanted, I didn't think the message was as clear as it was with the other stories. At the end of the day, the message is worth the read.
Rating
4 Stars
Any little girl (around nine years old) who loves princesses would enjoy these lesson filled stories.
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