The Princess and the Pea | La Princesa y el Guisante

by Carol Ottolenghi

THE PRINCESS AND THE Featuring 32 pages of fresh, captivating illustrations, this 8" x 8" story book tells the tale of the princess who must prove that she is dainty enough to marry a prince by sleeping atop a pile of 20 mattresses with a secret pea underneath—but would she feel the pea? Only a true princess would.
CLASSIC This classic tale, retold in English and Spanish, captures a child's interest, page after page, as they take their imagination on a magical journey through timeless stories and adventures.
With English and Spanish text side-by-side, this easy-to-follow Spanish story book is an excellent resource for strengthening reading skills. With its bilingual format, this Spanish story book for children is ideal for helping early readers with foreign language comprehension.
FAMILY STORY Reading together is a great way to bond with your child while also fostering communication, understanding, and a lifelong love for reading.
BUILD A Collect every title from the Keepsake Stories collection to create the perfect library that will enchant readers time and time again!

Genres: Childrens, Fairy Tales

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 5, 2009

Reviews

[Joyce Ellis · Rating 2 out of 5]

After just having read La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya (see my review here on Goodreads), I was rather disappointed in this picture book by Boada. To be fair, the latter was published in 1993, and the former in 2017. Both present the story in a non-Western culture setting--Elya's in Latin culture, whereas Boada's, through its illustrations, looks more Middle Eastern or Far Eastern. That puzzles me because that book is totally bilingual--English and Spanish both given on the same page--a nice way to learn vocabulary in context. Elya's book provides just a smidgen of Spanish vocabulary, in contrast, but it's done quite well. Besides the vast difference in illustrations, the storytelling skill, creativity, and imagination of Elya's book far outshines Boada's. But if one were looking for the entire story in Spanish, Boada's book would suffice.

[Morgan Drummond · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a version of Princess and the Pea. This is like the original with the princess being stuck in a storm when she was bringing food to her sick aunt. The Prince and Queen let her inside. The prince had been sad because he wanted a wife. He had met plenty of woman but they were not what he wanted, caring and brave. The princess was caring and brave but the queen questioned if she was sensitive because she would have to rule the kingdom one day. The queen but a pea under her mattress to see if she was sensitive. The princess slept horribly and tried to hide how tired she was the next day. The queen realized she most be sensitive because she was tired. The prince and princess lived happily ever after. The book has English words at the top and Spanish at the bottom. The pictures look to be done in watercolor and are very detailed. A wonderful fairy tale kids will like.