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The Princess and the Pea: The Graphic Novel
As a young prince nears adulthood, the Queen tells him he must find a princess bride -- but not just any princess will do. Only a true princess will satisfy his mother. The young prince searches the entire kingdom, but returns home alone and sad. Late one stormy night, a mysterious woman knocks at the castle door. She claims to be a true princess, but the Queen has her doubts. So, she concocts a clever scheme to see if the princess is the real thing.
33 pages, Library Binding
First published August 1, 2009
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About the author
Stephanie True Peters
130 books9 followers“By all appearances, I am a typical suburban mother,” reports Stephanie True Peters. “I’m forty-three, have two children, Jackson, age 11, and Chloe, age 9, and a husband, Dan, who to me seems ageless. I live in a nice neighborhood in a town just far enough south of Boston to be considered the boonies. I do the grocery shopping, the cleaning (well, sometimes), go to the gym, and operate the ride-on lawnmower with some regularity. Yes, I fit the role of typical suburban mother to a T.
“Perhaps this explains the surprised reactions I receive when I tell people that I write children’s books. ‘You do? Really?’ their raised eyebrows and open mouths seem to say. Then come the usual questions: ‘Have you ever been published? Would I know anything you’ve done?’
“I have, and I certainly hope you recognize the titles of some of my books. (If not, feel free to pick one up sometime—or two, or three . . .)
“That I am able to spend my days at such work is, on the whole, wonderful. I lose myself for hours in imagined scenarios, made-up people, or buried in research into a fascinating topic. I’m here when my kids and husband need me and can take a day off when I need some ‘me’ time. Sometimes I miss the office life I had years ago, when I was an editor at Little, Brown Children’s Books. Then I compare my commute then (a long ride on public transportation) versus now (a short climb up a flight of stairs) and realize just how lucky I am.
“Yet if it hadn’t been for those years with Little, Brown, I wouldn’t have been part of this amazing White House book. It was my old colleague and friend, Hilary Van Dusen, who contacted me about the project. She wanted to include a piece on sports and the presidency. She knew I was tapped into the sports scene because I had edited many of Matt Christopher’s sports books while at Little, Brown—and more recently, had been ghostwriting them.
“In the course of my research for the piece, I learned that many U.S. presidents had ties to the baseball, starting as far back as George Washington. But the story that stuck with me was the one that now appears in the book – the first World Series game to take place after the tragic events of 9/11, and George W. Bush’s throwing of the game’s first pitch.
“Perhaps this explains the surprised reactions I receive when I tell people that I write children’s books. ‘You do? Really?’ their raised eyebrows and open mouths seem to say. Then come the usual questions: ‘Have you ever been published? Would I know anything you’ve done?’
“I have, and I certainly hope you recognize the titles of some of my books. (If not, feel free to pick one up sometime—or two, or three . . .)
“That I am able to spend my days at such work is, on the whole, wonderful. I lose myself for hours in imagined scenarios, made-up people, or buried in research into a fascinating topic. I’m here when my kids and husband need me and can take a day off when I need some ‘me’ time. Sometimes I miss the office life I had years ago, when I was an editor at Little, Brown Children’s Books. Then I compare my commute then (a long ride on public transportation) versus now (a short climb up a flight of stairs) and realize just how lucky I am.
“Yet if it hadn’t been for those years with Little, Brown, I wouldn’t have been part of this amazing White House book. It was my old colleague and friend, Hilary Van Dusen, who contacted me about the project. She wanted to include a piece on sports and the presidency. She knew I was tapped into the sports scene because I had edited many of Matt Christopher’s sports books while at Little, Brown—and more recently, had been ghostwriting them.
“In the course of my research for the piece, I learned that many U.S. presidents had ties to the baseball, starting as far back as George Washington. But the story that stuck with me was the one that now appears in the book – the first World Series game to take place after the tragic events of 9/11, and George W. Bush’s throwing of the game’s first pitch.
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July 9, 2016
This story is fundamentally stupid.
Why would you want to marry someone who notices an imperfection as slight as a pea under 40 mattresses?
Does this sound like someone who will be fine with the fact that you wore the same shirt yesterday?
Does this sound like someone who would be fine if you slightly burned a bagel?
Is there any chance that any weird sex stuff is going down?
I think not. To all of the above, if someone can't sleep because of a tiny pea slipped under 40 mattresses, I don't think it's going to work. Sometimes a small amount of weird grime builds up under the corner of my big toenail. Me and this princess would be doomed.
Why would you want to marry someone who notices an imperfection as slight as a pea under 40 mattresses?
Does this sound like someone who will be fine with the fact that you wore the same shirt yesterday?
Does this sound like someone who would be fine if you slightly burned a bagel?
Is there any chance that any weird sex stuff is going down?
I think not. To all of the above, if someone can't sleep because of a tiny pea slipped under 40 mattresses, I don't think it's going to work. Sometimes a small amount of weird grime builds up under the corner of my big toenail. Me and this princess would be doomed.
November 29, 2009
The illustration in The Princess and the Pea are comparable to manga. While personally I'm not yet a fan of that style it could attract a big audience. The panels are laid out for anyone regardless of age to follow along with. The reading level on this is 1.8 or Guided Reading Level: L.
I thought it was exciting to see a classic tale told in a graphic novel format. Would be good for children learning to read or anyone interested in trying out a graphic novel. Having the familiar storyline to hold onto when reading a new format/genre is great I think. I expected it to be a bit longer but the short length I suppose makes sense for the reading level it is geared towards.
The book also includes a short biography of Hans Christian Andersen, information about the retelling author and the illustrator, a history of The Princess and the Pea and discussion questions, writing prompts, and a glossary.
I thought it was exciting to see a classic tale told in a graphic novel format. Would be good for children learning to read or anyone interested in trying out a graphic novel. Having the familiar storyline to hold onto when reading a new format/genre is great I think. I expected it to be a bit longer but the short length I suppose makes sense for the reading level it is geared towards.
The book also includes a short biography of Hans Christian Andersen, information about the retelling author and the illustrator, a history of The Princess and the Pea and discussion questions, writing prompts, and a glossary.
August 17, 2017
Cute in graphic novel format, but reading this story as an adult irks me. Essentially, a true princess is high maintenance? That's what I gathered. Of course, perhaps there wasn't enough time to develop the characters in a short novel, but none of them had much depth. There's potential here to flesh out the story and characters.
August 16, 2017
I thought the illustrations in this graphic novel were cool.
November 20, 2017
Rated 2 1/2 stars
Ages 10+
Ages 10+
February 28, 2014
Text-to-self: In my life something similar to this story happened. My boyfriend and I are Christians. He used to seek a mate in the world and fell into a lot of heartache and disappointment. Once he started to seek God he found me and it was as if it was made to be. His mom has also caused a hiccup in the relationship just like in the story, but things have worked themselves out.
Text-to-text: This text reminded me of the popular Cinderella. It has the same concept where the prince is looking for a princess, but can't find the right one anywhere. Then the right one steps into his life and it is obvious. Also the both have an opposing force of someone not wanting them to be together.
Text-to-world: This relates to our world because the queen doesn't believe that the princess in the real deal. She puts her to the test and in the end she proves herself. This happens in our world in the fact of sometimes parents are skeptical about friends or potential mates for their children. This helps show that someone can pass the test.
Text-to-text: This text reminded me of the popular Cinderella. It has the same concept where the prince is looking for a princess, but can't find the right one anywhere. Then the right one steps into his life and it is obvious. Also the both have an opposing force of someone not wanting them to be together.
Text-to-world: This relates to our world because the queen doesn't believe that the princess in the real deal. She puts her to the test and in the end she proves herself. This happens in our world in the fact of sometimes parents are skeptical about friends or potential mates for their children. This helps show that someone can pass the test.
March 30, 2016
The author adds a bit to the prince's search for his princess as well as a bit of the princess's background, so it's longer than the original tale, but still true to Andersen's story. The illustrations are clear and borrow some of their style from anime with the exaggerated eyes, etc., and the sections at the end covering parts of Andersen's life as well as some of the history behind the story and a glossary and discussion questions would work well for a children's book club or an advanced reading class at maybe a second or third grade level. On the whole, it was a good rendition of the story with some interesting appendices.
October 8, 2011
The story is the traditional telling of the classic with clear, bright illustrations. At the end of the graphic novel, the author includes a glossary, a short history of the story, discussion questions, writing prompts, and a website for further exploration.
July 1, 2016
This is an utterly ridiculous fairy tale and I didn't like the way the characters' eyes were illustrated (especially the princess's), but I really do like the retelling and the format. I kind of love that everything is getting turned into a graphic novel now.
May 31, 2019
Loved it.
The "pictures" for the graphic novel were amazing!!
The "pictures" for the graphic novel were amazing!!
January 11, 2016
Something new.
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