Princess Patty Meets Her Match
A Read-Along Book
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
One day your prince will come...or so Princess Patty was told. But he's taking too long, and she's tired of waiting; so with Miss Loverpuff (her pet starfish) in tow, Patty sets off to find her own happily-ever-after. Follow along with word-for-word narration as Princess Patty meets a prince who places leftover peas under the bed, and another who can't tell the difference between catching dragons and dragon flies! Will she ever meet the right Prince Charming? In this delightful picture book, Charise Mericle Harper uses her vivid, energetic style to bring this smart princess's journey to life.
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"One Day Your Prince Will Come," reads a large motivational painting in Princess Patty's castle, but she's tired of waiting. Heading out into the world with her "super-sparkly knapsack," she encounters three blustery princes who insist she fall in line with their fairy-tale scenarios of rescue, only to reveal that they're incapable of following through without Patty's help (which encompasses everything from dragon-hunting tips to a gift of lip balm). The final prince she meets dispenses with any pretense he insists Patty accept that he's poor, cowardly, ordinary, and "terribly hungry" to boot. Bingo! Patty is smitten. The ostensible empowerment message, vivaciously girly cartooning, and what is by now standard-issue irreverence ("You princesses all look alike," complains Patty's Fairy Godmother, who also gets some life coaching from Patty) may be enough for some readers. But Harper (Go! Go! Go! Stop!) has replicated an all-too-familiar character type: her competent princess has little personality beyond being a whiz at helping goofy, schlubby boys become more fully realized people. Ages 3 5.
