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The Paper Bag Princess (Munsch for Kids)

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Compare this dragon with other dragons in books, for example Zog by Julia Donaldson or Toothless in How to Train your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. By talking about these ideas before the story even starts, you are helping your child orient herself to the key elements of the story. Also, when you use the actual CSPAR names (character, problem, action, setting, and resolution), it’s helpful to stress and explain them so your child becomes familiar with those terms. There would be more pictures of her actually making it but she wanted to sit on my lap while she made her princess and who am I to turn down a cuddle? I love the idea of a strong female character - especially given when this was initially published. It kind of turns the classic "damsel in distress" on its head, where the princess saves the prince. I thought about that and changed around the ending of one of my dragon stories. That made the adults a lot happier, and the kids did not mind. The original ending had Princess Elizabeth punching Ronald in the nose. When Michael Martchenko drew a picture of that it looked a bit too violent, so we changed it around and had Princess Elizabeth call Ronald a bum. Later, when Scholastic International wanted to do a book club edition for England, Australia and New Zealand they said “We can’t use bum. People in England don’t call each other bums. They just don’t do it. Princess Elizabeth should call Ronald a toad”.

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I’m thinking that Elizabeth’s action of asking the dragon if he could really burn up ten forests with this fiery breath was very sneaky”• “I’m wondering why our main character, Elizabeth, looks so upset in this picture.” without giving away the end I can't really explain - but it's kind of a "if the princess is so smart, then how come...") What do you think Elizabeth’s life was like before Ronald was taken? Was she happy? Why or why not? Princess Elizabeth is a daring female protagonist; a superb role model for little ones. She takes matters into her own hands and outsmarts the dragon in a game of wits.

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a b c Siegel, Alisa; Levine, Karen; Holdsworth, Pauline (13 December 2019). "It does have a happy ending". The Sunday Edition. CBC Radio . Retrieved 16 December 2019. The brave, clever girl who doesn't wait for someone to come rescue her but courageously solves her own problem. Elizabeth doesn't stand for this and responds by telling him that he is pretty and a prince, but a "bum". It then ends with an illustration of Elizabeth running off into the sunset with glee since they did not get married after that. Look at a range of images of dragons in art and mythology, for example Japanese dragons, the Welsh dragon, St George and the Dragon by Kandinsky.

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We said that was okay, but besides doing it in England, Australia and New Zealand, they also did it in Canada. So Canada has some Paper Bag Princesses where Elizabeth calls Ronald a bum and some where Elizabeth calls Ronald a toad.

Summary

Is being a boy or being a girl an identity that comes with specific roles? If so, are these roles only because we say so? The Paperbag Princess subtly teaches the little ones(girls, especially) several things; one, material possession is fleeting, two, beauty is more than skin-deep, three, wisdom is a weapon, four, you can be your own hero, and five, acceptance and respect comprise genuine love. Did I miss anything? Oh yeah, why not shed double standards while we're at it. Brighouse, Jo (7 February 2014). "The issue - Little princesses need to crown new heroines Magazine". The Times Educational Supplement. No.5081. ProQuest 1512524404 ProQuest 1512524612.

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