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The Princess and the Pig by Poly Bernatene, Jonathan Emmett

ninacg89's review against another edition

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5.0

En morsom vri på den klassiske eventyrformelen. Tror den kan falle i god smak hos de små som de store. Fungerte fint da jeg hadde en barnehage på besøk på biblioteket for en lesestund for barn.

mehsi's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5 stars. A really adorable and cute picture book.

My oh my, this was adorable. A baby is born, and her mom (the queen) drops her from the tower (who does that btw?), baby falls and lands in a carriage with a pig. Pig goes up and becomes the princess.

Instead of finding the real princess, the king and queen immediately assumed that a bad fairy has cursed the princess and turned her to a pig.
While the baby princess is now with farmers who assume the same. :) Because this is what happens sometimes in stories.

I really liked the princess, and the pig was also funny. It was fun to see the various lifestyles. The real princess on a farm and having fun, the pig needing to study, to wear elaborate clothes and more.

The ending was interesting (I won't spoil anything), just that I loved it and I am happy the writer went for this ending instead of the one I was thinking off.

Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/

sandraagee's review against another edition

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4.0

Super cute. Loved the illustrations, and the storytelling was pitch perfect.

missprint_'s review

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5.0

AWESOME riff on the usual fairy tale tropes. Lots of fun. Beautifully illustrated.

mlottermoser's review against another edition

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5.0

The princess and the pig are swapped at birth. Will they regain their own roles or will they follow the way the stories always go?

jenn_geeks_out's review against another edition

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5.0

Another great pick from Auntie Jill. We read this book at least once a week, usually at Charlotte's request. She loves reading about the pig and princess who switched places. A repeated line in the book is that "it's the sort of thing that happens all the time in books" and I can't wait for Charlie to understand the references as she grows up and we read more classic fairytales.

Also, amidst all the princess craze, I love the book's message that you don't have to be a princess to be happy.

readingthroughtheages's review against another edition

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4.0

2015 Monarch nominee
This book was better than anticipated! A princess and a pig accidentally switch places and grow up believing a good/bad fairy blessed/cursed them to live this life. There are countless mentions of the fairy/folk tales that are referenced in the actual story. I also loved the cameo of Cinderella's Castle :)

books_plan_create's review against another edition

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5.0

Soooooooooooo cute and fun!

yapha's review against another edition

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4.0

Super cute and very clever!

beccaandthegingercat's review against another edition

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3.0

I read this to a group of kindergarteners this week. They loved it. The story is simple but funny.