Customer Reviews

The Princess and the Dragon (Child's Play Library)

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This nasty princess isnt who everybody thinks she should be, neither is the sweet, well mannered dragon! They trade places and have ball. It teaches that you can be yourself and be happy, also gives some insight into others views. You dont have to be perfect or how others want you to be.. There are perks to being kind and polite though. My kids decided it would be a better choice to be a friend.

This is the story of a non-traditional princess who hates doing all "princessly" things and a non-traditional dragon who hates doing all "dragonly" things. They realize that they will be much happier if they trade places, so the dragon lives in the castle and is a perfect princess, and the princess lives in the cave and terrorizes the villagers.

I got this book because I work in speech pathology and had a speech student who needed to work on using "she" for all female beings. He also loved dragons, sword fighting, and castles. He really enjoyed this story, and we had fun talking about the characters, what could happen next, and whether the characters were making good choices. It doesn't have a lot of words, the pictures provide a lot of material for discussion, and the book is short enough for 5-10 min of reading and talking. Definitely added it to my list of options for therapy.

My almost 6 year old daughter and I LOVE to read this book together. The story is funny, the illustrations are wonderful, and, of course, the message is good.

The main point is to mind your manners, but I feel the more important point is to be who you are! We get lots of laughs from the story and feel it is a great read!

My 4 year old daughter and 8 yr. old son love this book! I have been reading it to them since he was 3 or 4 and they both love the switch of the princess-like dragon and the dragon-like princess. It allows them to feel like it's ok to be who they are. I think it helps them understand that being angry doesn't mean you are a bad person. The princess likes to be rough and tumble, and she's ok just as she is and so are all the children of the village when they want to escape and be with her, too!

I ordered this book for my twin granddaughters and they absolutely loved it. They tend to be dragons on occasion themselves. The Princess and the Dragon is a wonderful book for princesses who aren't always quite princesses. As with most Audrey Wood books, the illustrations are precious and colorful.

A simple story of reversing roles between a princess and a dragon.The princess in this story is rude and the dragon is sweet and friendly. Interesting and funny comments from the charcters as they go about living. Lesson learned? Just be yourself.