Comments on: princess bubble: she’s no damsel in distress

By: Keisha

Keisha — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:12:40 +0000

At last! Someone who understands! Thanks for poisntg!

By: Phaedra

Phaedra — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:08:23 +0000

Here’s another vote for The Paper Bag Princess! Not a princess themed book, but also very empowering is The Dot by Peter Reynolds – just the sweetest story. I had tears in my eyes the first time I read it.

By: Caro

Caro — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:00:18 +0000

Some other good ones are:

Cinderedna; Once Upon a Princess and a Pea; and Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter. Not sure of the authors, but most libraries have them available.

By: Kelcey

Kelcey — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:55:03 +0000

I’m glad you brought that up about the “true happiness is found by loving God” because that is the one line that I did not love in the book. It should have been left out. I agree.

By: RHW

RHW — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:27:46 +0000

I’m not a big fan of the princess stuff either – but Paper Bag Princess is my fave. There are also some great princess tales by Gail Carson Levine (author of Ella Enchanted – a much better book than movie) that are really good too.

This one doesn’t quite grab me – probably because the fairy godmother says that “true happiness is found by loving God” and I’d rather my daughter find her own spirituality without any pressure or judgment.