Not All Princesses Dress In Pink (2010)

Book Info

Author

Jane Yolen

Genre

Fantasy

Rating

3.67 of 5 Votes: 5

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ISBN

1416980180 (ISBN13: 9781416980186)

Language

English

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble

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About book Not All Princesses Dress In Pink (2010)

This book affirms that princesses can be anything and do anything. It's not always about pink ruffles and tea parties. Like most little girls, my preschooler is pretty obsessed with princesses and she does love pink. She also loves to play ninjas and other things with her big brother. This is a book that goes against the Disney princess stereotypes (and yeah, we both love our Disney princesses) and broadens the idea of what encompasses being a "princess." A fine concept, but shaky execution. I really disliked the addition of "and a sparkly crown" after every rhyming stanza. That phrase makes it an awkward book for reading aloud, which is unfortunate, because it would otherwise be fun and memorable! I suppose I also don't really like that the girls have to be wearing a 'sparkly crown' while doing all the cool, non-princessy stuff (I mean, seriously--they don't all dress in pink, but they DO all wear a crown? WTF?). Overall, though, that bothers me less than the rhyme being broken up.