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Williams, Jay

The Practical Princess

48 pp. | Purple | September, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-930900-90-5 $18.95
Reissue (1969, Parents' Magazine Press)
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Friso Henstra. In this original fairy tale, the clever princess Bedelia rescues not only herself from an evil suitor but also--in a reversal of "Rapunzel"--a handsome prince. And before that, Bedelia vanquished a dragon with just her wits ("Dragons are not very bright"). A lively and matter-of-factly feminist text is accompanied by quirky crosshatched illustrations full of patterns and motion. A very welcome reissue.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1999

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