by Jonathan Emmett
5/5 Stars
Reviewer: Dawn
Summary:
An unfortunate (or fortunate?) accident has caused the new
baby princess, Priscilla, to switch places with a farmer’s baby piglet. The
farmer believes that a good fairy has helped him by turning the pig into a
baby, so he names her Pigmella and brings her home to his wife. The King and
Queen believe that a bad fairy has cursed them, so they raise the pig as their
daughter, Priscilla. Pigmella has a wonderful childhood being raised on a farm.
She is poor, but happy. Priscilla on the other hand turns out to be a bit of a
handful. One day, the farmer’s wife hears a story about how the princess was
turned into a pig and she realizes they must be talking about Pigmella. Being
good, honest people, the family goes to the King and Queen to return Pigmella
to her rightful home. But the King and Queen don’t believe them and Pigmella
gets to return home with her family and lives happily ever after.
Review:
This book is one of the best fractured fairytales I have
read. The story is humorous and I really like how some of the characters have a
happy ending and others do not. The book also has literary references throughout,
which makes it fun to read as an adult. The kids may not get it, but the
adults will definitely be in on the joke. Not only is this a great story, the
illustrations are very well done. They are full of bright colors and really
compliment the tale. This book would make a great read aloud for all ages. It
would also be great for one-on-one reading, when there is time to pour over the
illustrations.
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