Who wants to be a Princess?

Heos B., ( 2017). Who wants to be a Princess?: New York, NY: Henry Holt and company. 36 pages,  Grade 2-3 history/ Nonfiction, 9780805097696.

      Beatrice was a real  Princess from the middle age. She told her story comparing fairy tales Princess lifestyle and her own. Beatrice basically explained the difference between a fairy tale princess and her own castle. She then continues to talk about the kind of room she lives and what might be a fairytale princess. Beatrice talks about a princess might wear a pink gown but what she wore was just itchy wool. She went on to explain the different lifestyle, for instance, a fairytale princess might live in her pink room alone but Beatrice lives with her siblings in their one room. A princess might sing to birds in the forest but Beatrice practices her riding on horse and archery. The Beatrice parents came back and they had a big feast. In the fairytale, a prince charming might come to rescue her from the castle but take her as his bride but for Beatrice, the parents will choose her husband even and they will get married even if they do not know or might not like each other. When Beatrice is scared her older sister will come and read her bedtime story.


       I like the book a. The book is interesting to read especially about the facts about a real princess and what they do. It has some good information about a fairytale princess and a real princess from the middle age. I think this book is good for younger kids to be able to understand the differences between a real princess and a fairy tale princess. It is good for social studies to be able to tell the story of the lifestyle of a princess, the surrounds, and the people. It is also a good book for kids to understand the culture princess has to follow. It is a good history book to tell the olden days of which princess lives and even nowadays. I even love the illustration. The illustrations are so nice to see the left side of the fairy tale life and on the right the real princess life. I think the book is not too wordy which is good for kids to read or even teachers can read aloud in class. I think the book is really well put together.

Reviewed by: Emylyn Walter