Robert Munich is a children's author that I really like, besides writing one of my favorites Love You Forever he has written many other clever books.
The Paper Bag Princess is a story of a princess that has her prince captured by a dragon and she sets out to save him. In a funny twist when she does manage to save him the prince tells 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."
On his website http://www.robertmunsch.com he describes what made him come up with ideas for each story. I think knowing the background information about why a story was written can definitely make them more relatable. Most of his books are partially based on real children and real events.
that sounds cute; reverse the script, huh, this time the princess is saving the prince...thanks for the insight.
ReplyDeleteThe book is my favorite especially since it was dedicated to my dad when he past away. It was dedicated to him at the elementary school where I used to work at. This book makes me cry that's why I don't read it often; but I love it. Thanks for sharing. I was trying to find the authors website. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteThe book I commented about was "Love You Forever" on September 23, 2009. Thanks again.
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