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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Young princess Eliza loves to make things but her parents don't think this is a fitting pass time for royalty and they encourage her to concentrate more on finding a friend. Eliza ventures out into the forest where a friendly reindeer finds her and takes her to the elves workshop. The elves are very stressed because Santa is ill and there is so much to do. Over three nights the princess creates three fantastic machines that help to get the letters read and the presents sorted and wrapped. Santa is very impressed and the king and queen finally realise that being an inventor is very cool indeed and they build a workshop for their clever daughter.
The story is told in rhyme and the very colourful illustrations are just wonderful. I enjoyed the nods to several classic fairy tales at the beginning of the book and the 'girl power' message made me smile.
The story is told in rhyme and the very colourful illustrations are just wonderful. I enjoyed the nods to several classic fairy tales at the beginning of the book and the 'girl power' message made me smile.
This reminded me of Rosie Revere Engineer and the other Andrea Beaty books. It has a young lady protagonist who likes to make things and the kind of rhyme scheme that is perfect for reading out loud. I think it would be best for K-3 because it's a bit too wordy for the 3 year olds at my Story Times.
Our favourite Christmas book!
Thwarting all the standard Princess tropes of kissing frogs and waiting for a knight in shining armour, Princess Eliza (an inventor) takes matters into her own hands and saves the day using her brain.
Buy. This. Book.
Full review: https://instagram.com/p/BNxVmnPgEDG/
Thwarting all the standard Princess tropes of kissing frogs and waiting for a knight in shining armour, Princess Eliza (an inventor) takes matters into her own hands and saves the day using her brain.
Buy. This. Book.
Full review: https://instagram.com/p/BNxVmnPgEDG/
The King and Queen disapprove of the Princess's desire to succeed in STEM-related fun. She disobeys and saves Christmas. Santa lectures her parents and tells them to stop being so backwards.
I did not care much for this story. I did love the quality of the illustrations! The princess shows many good qualities, including resourcefulness, creativity, and problem-solving.
As a mom of daughters, there are a few things I take issue with: 1. all the friends the girl tries to make are male; 2. when she is unsuccessful at this, (her mother and father have shown a less than enthusiastic response to her talents, i.e. it isn't "princess-y") she runs away to try and find a friend; 3. she has been so put down about her skills that she hides them from those around her until the last, rather than being able to be confident in who she is.
Note: My 7 year old daughter quite enjoyed this book. She appreciated how the girl made friends at the end.
As a mom of daughters, there are a few things I take issue with: 1. all the friends the girl tries to make are male; 2. when she is unsuccessful at this, (her mother and father have shown a less than enthusiastic response to her talents, i.e. it isn't "princess-y") she runs away to try and find a friend; 3. she has been so put down about her skills that she hides them from those around her until the last, rather than being able to be confident in who she is.
Note: My 7 year old daughter quite enjoyed this book. She appreciated how the girl made friends at the end.