The Princess Knight

Excellent book for young girls!

I enjoyed some of Funke's other books and thought this one would be a good story for my daughter. Well it turned out to be an excellent one! Its basically about a young princess who grows up with a father and brothers who focus on all things knightly. Since the princess is a girl, she wouldn't possibly be any good. Well she shows them! The writing is a perfect blend of enough detail to flush the story without being too long that it can't be read at bedtime. The book touches on many points of discussion to help a young girl with her self confidence and recognizing her strengths. The idea that perceived weaknesses or disadvantages can actually be strengths is a wonderful lesson. The ending also reinforces the idea of feminine independence. All in all, its a wonderful read to share with your young daughters. Its one that we've reread many times.

Great alternative to typical princess stories.

We found this book at the library, and now will buy it. My daughter and I both love this book, although at 2 1/2 she doesn't understand all the concepts and details of the story. She loves princesses and I'm glad to have a story that shows a strong, assertive princess who over comes her problems on her own merit. There is a message for older readers too about being true to yourself and taking control of your own life and direction.

A Sensitive Plotline For Preschoolers

I was tired of the 'damsel in distress' version of women in the Middle Ages. The title Princess Knight intrigued me. The synopsis of the story made me order the book. What the synopsis DIDN'T say was the reason the princess wanted to become a knight: her mother had died in childbirth and so she had been raised by the king and her brothers and only knew that side of royal life. The rest of the story is delightful---especially when the princess fights for herself in the tournament, but death in childbirth is not something I want to deal with in nursery school, and the plotline is too interwoven to read around it.

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