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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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10/22/14

Princess and the Pea

Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen/illustration: Janet Stevens
PUBLISHER: Scholastic              PUBLICATION DATE: 1982
AWARDS: Booklist Critic's Choice, International Reading Association Children's ChoiceGENRE: Fiction                      READING LEVEL: Grade 2 BRIEF OVERVIEW: A lion prince travels with his mother to find him a wife to make princess with no success. One night a young lady showed at their home and asked for a place to sleep for the night out of the rain. The mother placed a single to test if she was fit for royalty. She passed the test, married the prince and was named princess.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Grade 3
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Shaneiga Prise Valdosta State University, ECSE
LABELS: princess, Animals, Fiction, peas, Folktale, 

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