"The Princess and the Pea" by Janet Stevens is a delightful retelling of the classic fairy tale. In the story, a prince is searching for a true princess to marry, but he faces many phony candidates. To test their authenticity, the queen devises a clever challenge: she places a tiny pea beneath twenty mattresses. Only a real princess, sensitive enough to feel the pea, will be able to sleep peacefully. When a beggar girl arrives at the castle, claiming to be a princess, the queen puts her to the test. The outcome reveals the truth about her royal lineage. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 1982 by Holiday House Inc .
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his writing down of many timeless, classic fairy tales. He is Denmark's most famous author and his birthday is celebrated every year with a part called "Odin Story Day". JANET STEVENS is the author and illustrator of popular books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Book Tops & Bottoms; The Little Red Pen; Help Me, Mr. Mutt!; and many others. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.
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.
