 SynopsisNot all princesses are made of sugar and spice--some are made of funnier, fiercer stuff. Princess Amanita laughs in the face of danger. Brakeless bicycles, pet scorpions, spiky plants--that's her thing. So when quiet Prince Florian gives her roses, Amanita is unimpressed . . . until she sees their glorious thorns! Now she must have rose seeds of her own. But when huge, honking noses grow instead, what is a princess with a taste for danger to do? For readers seeking a princess with pluck comes an independent heroine who tackles obstacles with a bouquet of sniffling noses. At once lovely and delightfully absurd, here's a story to show how elastic ideas of beauty and princesses can be. |
Reviews
Slater stuffs every sentence with inventive detail. . . A sophisticated romp
Gorgeous artwork with attitude fills each page.
Docampo’s artwork is detailed with a whimsical French flair . . . Older children will giggle at the snot joke and imaginative plant names.
Young readers will relate to this feisty character; the book will be a sure hit as a read-aloud. Recommended.
Poetic text captivates here... as do French artist Valeria Docampo’s sophisticated, color-drenched paintings.
The story subverts the standard tropes of the princess genre very nicely... a rather delightful fantasy picture book, one I enjoyed lots!
My girls and I chuckled our way through the appealing absurdity of this refreshingly non-girly princess story. It appealed to my younger princess-loving daughters, and even my older princess-loathing daughter. The story's pacing, language, and length work beautifully as a read-aloud, perfect for ages 4/5 and up. It's one of the few picture books we've read that appeals to all my girls with equal enthusiasm.
[F)inally, there is a princess even I can believe in and her name is Amanita…If you've got a little princess on your holiday gift list I highly recommend this book. Not only will she be exposed to the joy of gardening but dangerous gardening (sounds like an excuse to package a small cactus with the book!). I LOVED everything about it.
Creative, original and humorous. Any story that surprises and delights the reader is worth a look, and Dangerously Ever After is one of those stories.
Outstanding... Docampo's brightly colored whimsical illustrations are just as quirky and odd as Slater's imagination. |
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