AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: D.J. Machale, Alexandra Boiger
PUBLISHER:
Aladdin PUBLICATION
DATE: 2010
GENRE:
Fairytale Picture Book READING LEVEL: 2nd
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
Lala is a rugabee that lives deep in the ground and collects krinkle nuts. All
Lala wants is to be a princess. Her mom always tells her how important she is.
She calls her “my star who shines bright.” One day, Lala went up to the castle
and played in the three princesses dresses and jewelry. After the princesses
caught her, they planned to bring Lala to the ball only to embarrass her. They
broke her heart but later in the book a change of events occurs. Lala ends up
having to save the princesses from being eaten by a wiffle. The princesses then
regret what they had done to Lala and want her to become a princess with
them. Lala politely turns them down because she realized that she is special in
her own way.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will determine and write the central message, lesson, or
moral from the story. Students will then draw a timeline with pictures
including the main events of the story.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Sarah MeLinne Moon, Valdosta State University ECSE
LABELS: Fiction, being unique, fairy tale
