AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Robert Munsch/Michael Martchenko
PUBLISHER: Annick Press PUBLICATION DATE: 2009
AWARDS: Gold Award Winner, National Parenting Publications Awards
Our Choice” List, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Silver Birch Express Award nomination
GENRE: Fiction Picture book READING LEVEL: K-3
BRIEF OVERVIEW: When the dragon gets away with the prince, it is up to the princess to save the love of her life. She ends up outsmarting the dragon and saving the prince who she no longer loves.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have the students write fairytales in which they switch the roles and shy away from the norm.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Shaina Galvin - Valdosta State University
LABELS: Ficiton, Fairy tale, Gender Roles
