"The Princess and the Pea" is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, retold by Dubravka Kolanovic. The story centers on a young woman claiming to be a princess who arrives at a castle during a storm, seeking shelter. To test her royal identity, the queen places a single pea beneath twenty mattresses. The next morning, the girl reveals her discomfort and sensitivity, proving her nobility. This tale emphasizes the theme of true royalty being evident in one's inherent qualities, illustrating that sometimes, the smallest things can reveal the greatest truths about a person's character. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Fairytale Boards, Slide And See Fairy Tales .
There are 6 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2014 by Parragon .
Dubravka Kolanovic lives in Zagreb, Croatia. She wrote and illustrated her first book, A Special Day, when she was 18-years-old. She then studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Zagreb and has gone on to illustrate over twenty children's books
This book contains the following story:
The Princess and the Pea
A prince travelled the world to find a real princess to be his bride, but none of them would quite do. One night during a massive storm a girl knocked on the door claiming to be a princess from down the road looking for shelter. The queen was sceptical so placed a pea under the mattress of the spare bed. Then she piled more and more mattresses onto the bed so that it was so high the girl needed a ladder to climb into bed. ‘Only a real princess will feel the pea under that many mattresses thought the queen’. The next morning the queen asked the girl how she had slept and she complained bitterly about a hard lump in the bed. The queen was delighted and presented the girl to the prince. ‘This is a real princess, ‘ she said. The prince was delighted and the two got married and lived happily ever after.
