Tag: Princess and the Pea

THE UGLY DUCKLING by Mara Alperin, illustrated by Sue Eastland

April 4, 2025

This week, we read another classic Hans Christian Andersen story. This book is a simplified version of the story. Older children can grasp some of the lessons from this book. These include not judging others by how they look. Also about self-acceptance and just treating others nicely, no matter what we look like or do. … More THE UGLY DUCKLING by Mara Alperin, illustrated by Sue Eastland

THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA retold by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Emily Bolam

May 3, 2024

A classic fairy tale, originally written by Hans Christian Andersen. I love the illustrations in this book. It is also simple and easy for the children to follow. After the story we looked at a real pea. How did the princess feel this under twenty mattresses? Each child then got to see if they were … More THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA retold by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Emily Bolam