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| The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch) | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert N. Munsch
Creator: Michael Martchenko
Publisher: Annick Press
Category: Book
List Price: $5.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  109 reviews
Sales Rank: 2446
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 7.9 x 0.2
ISBN: 0920236162
EAN: 9780920236161
ASIN: 0920236162
Publication Date: February 1, 1992
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Elizabeth, a beautiful princess, lives in a castle and wears fancy clothes. Just when she is about to marry Prince Ronald, a dragon smashes her castle, burns her clothes with his fiery breath, and prince-naps her dear Ronald. Undaunted and presumably unclad, she dons a large paper bag and sets off to find the dragon and her cherished prince. Once she's tracked down the rascally reptile, she flatters him into performing all sorts of dragonly stunts that eventually exhaust him, allowing her to rescue Prince Ronald. But what does Prince Not-So-Charming say when he sees her? "You smell like ashes, your hair is all tangled and you are wearing a dirty old paper bag. Come back when you are dressed like a real princess." (At least he has the courtesy not to mention that the princess's crown resembles a dying sea anemone.) In any case, let's just say that Princess Elizabeth and Prince Ronald do not, under any circumstances, live happily ever after. Canadian author Robert Munsch celebrates feisty females everywhere with this popular favorite, and Michael Martchenko's scratchy, comical, pen-and-ink drawings capture the tongue-in-cheek quality of this read-aloud crowd pleaser. (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson
Product Description
The Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnaps Ronald. In resourceful and humorous fashion, Elizabeth finds the dragon, outsmarts him, and rescues Ronald --- who is less than pleased at her un-princess-like appearance. Full color throughout.
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 Simply one of the best children's books ever written July 23, 2008
Having just returned from my local bookstore and being bombarded with all thinks pink and frilly in the children's section, I feel compelled to encourage you to buy this book for every girl and boy you know. This is a TRUE princess story, with a a princess who is strong, smart, independent, and self-assured, and who does not let anyone - a prince, society, ANYONE - define her. That's what we should be teaching all of our children! We need more books like this, and we need to read them to often.
Empowering Book for Girls May 26, 2008
i first came across this book in college. now, i give it to anyone with a young daughter. a must-have!
 So fun! But ends abruptly May 19, 2008
Wonderful and ahead of its time.
Just wish they'd add a page or two at the end. So, she doesn't marry the Prince in the end. Good choice. But what DOES she do? Good question for further imagining with young readers.
she doesn't end up with the prince April 30, 2008
one of the reasons this story is great is because its one of the few books where the story doesn't end with the girl getting a guy. princesses and romance go hand in hand, even when the princess is a tough, adventure-seeking, swash-buckling tomboy, for the most part they end up with a guy. in fact stories with female protagonists that don't end up with a guy could probably be counted on one hand, its a huge part of our cultural perception of women and their happiness. in this one she flips the guy off and walks happily into the sunset by herself. especially at a time where stories like this are competing with barbie and bratz for our young girls, and i guess the boys who think the girls are like that, this is one of the more popular stories where the princess is smart and gutsy and gets things done to her satisfaction. its not even close to the only story like this, but as i say, one of the more popular. it teaches kids that girls aren't delicate pieces of glass and can yell out 'you are a bum!', which is funny and has none of the pretentious ideas about making little girls into little women instead of letting them be little girls. also, it has been commented that the story isn't the most literately complex, to those people i say you obviously haven't heard it live. it doesn't need to be a novel to get the message across. a lot of people i know and i see drill into their kids the need to always be challenging themselves, which is good, but they also don't let them do non-challenging things for fun, which is semi robotic. i mean they're just kids, who cares if its a line a page and that line isn't the most mind blowing sentence in the english language. if it fun, its ok. loosen up a bit.
Do it yourself Heroine! April 6, 2008
This is a princess after my own heart! I love all of Robert Munch's books and this is my very favorite. The illustrations are terrific and the princess is a girl who doesn't need to wait around to be rescued, she shows how even a princess can take care of herself.
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