Can she prove she doesn’t need her glasses and get to the ball in time to dance with the prince? Find out in this hilarious story, as Princess Peepers changes the rules of cool around the castle!
Tuesday Mourning’s vibrant illustrations using mixed media add to the fun in this quirky read-aloud about fitting in.
K-Gr 3
Princess Peepers has always been secure in who she is, and is especially fond of her collection of fabulous eyeglasses. That is until she enters the Royal Academy for Perfect Princesses. The other royals make fun of her specs, causing her to pack them all away so she can be like everyone else. This leads to all sorts of mistakes: she misidentifies spaghetti as mud and string, the kitchen as the dungeon, animals as people, and a visiting prince as a horse. Luckily, a happy ending is in store for the hapless young woman as she and Prince Peerless, who is not wearing his glasses either, soon see that they are made for each other. Mourning's graphite and digital/collage illustrations combine figures in traditional costumes from different eras with lush backgrounds. The palette of pinks keeps the emphasis on sweet, even when some of the characters are not. Princess Peepers will circulate well and bring laughs during storytimes.-Susan E. Murray, Glendale Public Library, AZ
amomofelly
Posted February 25, 2011
Pam Calvert has written a much needed book that highlights the beauty and wit of being a princess in glasses. My four year old loved this book and was delighted that she wore glasses. She had wanted to take her glasses off when playing dress-up as "no princesses wear glasses" Now, the glasses stay on! Her favorite part is when Princess peepers mistakes the Dog for the Grand Matron, she laughes every time we read it!
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Posted April 9, 2010
My 4 year old asked me why no princesses wear glasses. After searching and reading reviews, I discovered "Princess Peepers". I bought it without reading it first. Unfortunately, while the story ends happily, it brings up teasing and name calling of the princess wearing glasses. My daughter had never been teased or exposed to this before so I cut out the pages where the other princesses call her names. She still picked up on the gist of the story being that glasses were "different" and therefore girls didn't appreciate them. That night, for the first time ever, she refused to wear her glasses. So, it kind of backfired for us. I think that if you have a child who experiences teasing or is self-conscious about glasses, it's a great book. But, it wasn't quite right for our daughter.
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Overview
Can she prove she doesn’t need her glasses and get to the ball in time to dance with the prince? Find out in this hilarious story, as Princess Peepers changes the rules of cool around the castle!
Tuesday ...