Princesses Are Not Quitters! - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 158234762X ISBN 13: 9781582347622

Synopsis

Three bored princesses decide to swap jobs with their housekeepers and become servants for a day, and they soon learn what hard work is all about. Jr Lib Guild. Reprint.

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Review:

"Being a princess is the dullest ever" is the opening complaint of spoilt Princesses Allie, Mellie and Libby in Kate Lum's spirited fairy tale Princesses Are Not Quitters. The pampered princesses' daily routine consists of lounging around their luxurious palace and being waited on hand and foot. But boredom soon sets in and Allie, Libby and Mellie find themselves looking enviously at three servant girls "out in the fresh air, doing interesting things" and decide to switch places with them. The housekeeper, Mrs Blue takes the princesses at their word and sets them to work straight away. They tackle all sorts of jobs (mostly ineptly) from weeding the garden to shearing the sheep and quickly realise that being a servant is not as much fun as they'd first thought.

Sue Hellard's gloriously extravagant illustrations (particularly the princesses' huge Marge Simpson-style hair and flamboyant dresses) are perfectly suited to this witty tale. And like all good fairy tales, it has a moral, as the princesses become more appreciative as a result of finding out about other people's lives. Age four upwards. --Alison Drury.

Review:

'These royal girls don't give up easily; they get a social education and offer - implicitly - a lively motto about he perils of indolence' Observer 'An enchanting tale' Good Book Guide 'comical and addictive...a message parents can only be grateful for' Sunday Times

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 158234762X
• ISBN 13: 9781582347622
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32