The princess and the pea

This a great book to show children like my own that princes and princesses aren't always “Disney”. The illustrations are beautiful. A great way to open conversations about race. It also introduces saying hello in 3 African languages which was brill.

Dropped a star because the fairy tale itself isn't great, a prince going out looking for a princess until he finds the one that pleases him most, the mum tests her to make sure she meets the right standard. I like to think that the marriage was on mutual agreement.