I bought The Secret Lives of Princesses recently. The art is fantastic and all the non-standard princess descriptions are just plain fun. It got me thinking of how many different fictional princesses there are in picture books. Here are some of the titles I found during a quick princess search at Barnes & Noble:
The Real Princess by Hans Christian Andersen
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
Princess Baby by Karen Katz
Olivia the Princess by Natalie Shaw
Pirate Princess by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker
Princess Palooza by Joy Allen
Princess Pigsty by Cornelia Funke
Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole
Princesses, Princesses, Princesses by Julie Olson
Monster Princess by D. J. MacHale
Princess Penelope by Todd Mack
Princess Posey and the Monster Stew by Stephanie Greene
Princess Me by Karma Wilson
Paiute Princess by Deborah Kogan Ray
Princess Peepers by Pam Calvert
You get the idea. (And I didn't even try to list all the Disney princesses.) Why is this interesting? Well, it means they are still stories to be told about princesses, but perhaps more importantly, it illustrates that each writer brings something to children's fiction that wasn't there before; a different slant, touch of humor, adventure, or whatever. I find that exciting and encouraging. How about you?
-Q
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