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A review by greymalkin
Princess Tales Around the World: Once Upon a Time in Rhyme with Seek-and-Find Pictures by Gail de Marcken, Grace Maccarone
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
I wanted to love this more but the rhymes created a block of text that became hard to read and made the stories convoluted.
I was also surprised that the stories included so much violence and death in a book that I presumed was for very young children because of the "seek-and-find pictures" aspect.
But maybe it's not for children since the text includes words like "disparaged" and "ilk" and "vengeful".
I guess I'm not sure who the audience for this book is or I'm maybe underestimating how much older kids might enjoy being told to "find 11 swords and a toad"?
I did appreciate that some of the stories were changed from their classic darker endings to give them a happier ending, but still, a little odd to change that and not change that people died or were blinded or almost burned to death.
I also liked the illustrations that do their best to show ethnic diversity, that's a nice touch.
I was also surprised that the stories included so much violence and death in a book that I presumed was for very young children because of the "seek-and-find pictures" aspect.
But maybe it's not for children since the text includes words like "disparaged" and "ilk" and "vengeful".
I guess I'm not sure who the audience for this book is or I'm maybe underestimating how much older kids might enjoy being told to "find 11 swords and a toad"?
I did appreciate that some of the stories were changed from their classic darker endings to give them a happier ending, but still, a little odd to change that and not change that people died or were blinded or almost burned to death.
I also liked the illustrations that do their best to show ethnic diversity, that's a nice touch.