Bibliographic Information: Auch, M. J. and Auch, H. (2002). The Princess and the Pizza. New York, NY: Holiday House.
Brief Annotation: Princess Paulina who use to be a princess decided to enter a competition to become the princess bride of Prince Drupert. The competition consisted of many tests to find a real princess. Princess Paulina pass all the test until the last one, which was a cooking contest. With odd ingredients, she didn't have know what to make but she managed to complete a dish which the queen and prince loved! That dish gained the name, "Pizza!" Seeing how everyone loved her pizza dish, Princess Paulina decided not to marry Prince Drupert and lived happily ever after making Pizzas!
Genre: Fractured Fairy tales
Grade Level: K-3rd
Readers who will like this: Students who are familiar with fairy tales
Response/Rating (1-4): 4, This was a very entertaining and comical take on the Princess and the Pea. This would be a great book to use when teaching about fractured fairy tale!
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Who has read or heard the tale of the Princess and the Pea?
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