The Paper Bag Princess

The Paper Bag Princess

By Robert Munsch

Published by Annick Press (1992)

Reading Level: Ages 4-8 years

Pages: 32

Genre: Picture Book Fantasy

Summary: A princess has nice clothes and is going to marry a prince but a dragon burns down her castle and all her clothes so she has to wear a paper bag. She finds the dragon and tricks him so that he falls asleep and doesn't wake up. She saves the prince, but he won't marry her until she looks like a princess again, so she dumps him.

My Reaction: I thought this was a great story about qualities that are really important. Go girl power!

Potential Problems: The princess loses all her clothes, but the picture is tastefully done.

Recommendations: I think little girls would love this story. It would be a great read aloud book for little girls that are pre-kindergarten.