Princess and the Pea, The

Really beautifully illustrated book. The change of setting to Africa is lovely and was a great talking point with my class where we have children who have moved to the UK from Africa. They were excited to talk about their language and the traditional clothing.

This is a charming interpretation of a classic. The illustrations are beautifully abstract and earthy, and portray black female beauty in an unforced and natural manner. A wonderful way to subtly illustrate to your child that femininity and beauty come in many forms.

Rachel Isadora's reworking of classic European fairy tales are worth purchasing for the artwork alone.Not a great deal is added to the story, other than it being set in Africa, and the writing is little and to the point, suitable for pre-school onwards, but the gorgeous illustrations and beautiful portrayal of African people, colour and vibrance is a pleasure to behold.Great for children of African heritage (and I mean by that the wider African diaspora) and everyone else too.Where so much of childrens culture is dominated by Eurocentric/western images and thought, it's great to have a twist on things and give Afrikan children a chance to see themselves and african culture given focus and perspective at last.I am also happy to see characters portrayed with their hair in locks too, as my child has, and many of rachel Isadora's books do so.Really, a great book for all young children and parents tired of the same old images and stories being trotted out.

A lively spin on a classic story. Beautiful African attire and hair. Very happy.

Lovely illustrations - a bit of random introduction to language in the middle (from princesses of the region) which threwme a little first time reading but a very nice adaptation of the story - allowing my child to see things from a more familiar perspective - bringing a lovely balance to the books and media used at school.

The age on this is 3 - 5. I'm only saying this because I didn't see this information on the page, only on the book when it arrived. They may change this now. Nice book with good illustration.

Lovely pictures, high quality product - love the twist of setting a classic tale with an African backdrop and characters. My daughter really likes it, I'll definitely be buying more of this series.

This book is beautiful. The colourful illustrations really brings the story to life of this classic fairytale but with an African twist.I'm very pleased with my purchase and highly recommend.

I love having diverse books on my shelves when the grandkids visit that reflect the multicultural city I live in. It's a beautiful tale adapted with an African touch and the illustrations are eye-catching. One of my favourites to read when they are here. A true treasure.

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My daughter loves the illustrations in this book, and breaks up the monotony of the majority of the kids books, for me

I'm not fond of the pictures, but the story is great and my children never get tired of it! Also this princess is really cute!

Ótimo adorei o livro; muito bom ludico e perfeito para a criança brasileira apreender inglês. Recomendo muito a estória e ótima