The Princess and the Pizza
by, Mary Jane and Herm Auch
In this silly fairy tale twist, Princess Paulina goes in search of her prince in shining armor. When she meets her prince, she must compete with 12 other princesses to become his bride. She knows all about the old fairy tale "princess and the pea" trick, so she easily passed the first test presented by the Queen. In the end, Paulina must prepare a meal to prove her worthiness. When she is left with very few ingredients to prepare her feast, she inadvertently invents a pizza!
This story makes references to several classic fairy tales- Cinderella, Snow White and Rapunzel to name a few. I think this book would make a funny addition to studies of these classic tales. I particularly liked the ending of this story. Paulina decides to leave the castle and open a pizza palace, rather than marrying the prince. With so many young girls worshiping fairy tale princesses, I find it refreshing to meet a princess character who decides to choose her career over the handsome prince!
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