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The Pea and the Princess
Mini Grey
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Description for The Pea and the Princess
Paperback. Everyone knows the story of the princess and the pea. But has anyone stopped to think about how the pea underneath the mattresses might have felt? No. So here, for the first time, straight from the pea, is the truth about this much-loved, oft-repeated fairytale. Num Pages: 32 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 5AF; YBC; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 252 x 223 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Once upon a time there was an enchanting fairytale about a prince who was looking for a real princess to be his bride. The only way to tell whether the many princesses who applied for the post were really royal, legend had it, was to see if they would be able to feel a tiny little pea through dozens of luxurious mattresses as they slept. Only the princess who emerged the next morning complaining of the extreme discomfort in which she had passed the night, could possibly be good enough to be the prince's bride . . . All well ... Read more
Once upon a time there was an enchanting fairytale about a prince who was looking for a real princess to be his bride. The only way to tell whether the many princesses who applied for the post were really royal, legend had it, was to see if they would be able to feel a tiny little pea through dozens of luxurious mattresses as they slept. Only the princess who emerged the next morning complaining of the extreme discomfort in which she had passed the night, could possibly be good enough to be the prince's bride . . . All well ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Red Fox
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099432333
SKU
V9780099432333
Shipping Time
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About Mini Grey
Mini Grey was given her name after being born in a Mini in a car park in Newport, Wales. She studied for an MA in Sequential Illustration at Brighton under the tutelage of John Vernon Lord. Mini also worked as a primary school teacher in Oxford, where she now lives. Her books include Egg Drop, The Pea and the Princess ... Read more
Reviews for The Pea and the Princess
This zany retelling with Pea as hero and narrator - plus a clever twist at the end - is also captivatingly illustrated . . . A fresh, original picture book
The Bookseller
This wittily inventive book gives the fairy-tale a whole new perspective . . . Mini Grey is a young author-illustrator of impressive originality
Independent
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The Bookseller
This wittily inventive book gives the fairy-tale a whole new perspective . . . Mini Grey is a young author-illustrator of impressive originality
Independent
... Read more