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bickie's review against another edition
2.0
Two children, who appear to be a boy and a girl, write a fairy tale together. The girlish character writes about a beautiful princess with ponies that keep being stolen by an ogre; the boyish character has a motorcycle dude show up to fight the ogre, who keeps coming back each night to be thwarted by the dude. Eventually, both the dude and the princess, who has worked hard at strength training, rescue the ponies.
This is fun but relies so much on gender stereotypes that I would only use it to explore the stereotypes; I would not feel good about using it without that discussion.
Could also be used as a mentor text for writing fairy tales - what are the elements? how can traditional tropes be modified?
This is fun but relies so much on gender stereotypes that I would only use it to explore the stereotypes; I would not feel good about using it without that discussion.
Could also be used as a mentor text for writing fairy tales - what are the elements? how can traditional tropes be modified?
jaij7's review against another edition
5.0
My son’s favorite when he was littler. I read to 3rd graders and they loved it.
beths0103's review against another edition
2.0
I wasn't fond of the gender stereotyping going on here. There was a point in the middle of the story where O'Malley made the princess go all badass in what I think was an attempt to appease readers who might be potentially offended. While the book was funny and entertaining, it just didn't quite sit right with me.
allmadhere106's review against another edition
3.0
For: fairy tale fans; readers looking for a book with multiple perspectives.
Possible red flags: thievery; characters in distress; battle and fighting.
Possible red flags: thievery; characters in distress; battle and fighting.
lordofbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sara_beth_11's review against another edition
4.0
My favorite part was when Princess Tenderheart started pumping iron and became Princess Warrior.
krwriter8's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a cute look at the differences between young boys' and girls' ideas of what makes a good story. The illustrations are amazing and the story (told together by a girl and boy for their class) is no average fairy tale!
heisereads's review against another edition
4.0
Although it plays into gender stereotypes, it's a fun book that breaks the mold of fairy tale tropes in a humorous way.