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The Princess and the Pig
There's been a terrible mix-up in the royal nursery. Priscilla the princess has accidentally switched places with Pigmella, the farmer's new piglet. The kindly farmer and his wife believe it's the work of a good witch, while the ill-tempered king and queen blame the bad witch-after all, this happens in fairy tales all the time! While Priscilla grows up on the farm, poor yet very happy, things don't turn out quite so well for Pigmella. Kissing a frog has done wonders before, but will it work for a pig?
Sure to hog all the attention, this story's frequent nods to well-known fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Princess , and Thumbelina -plus hilarious illustrations-will delight readers of any age.
Sure to hog all the attention, this story's frequent nods to well-known fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Princess , and Thumbelina -plus hilarious illustrations-will delight readers of any age.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published August 2, 2011
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About the author
Jonathan Emmett
149 books58 followersJonathan Emmett was born in Leicestershire in 1965, the son of a factory fitter and a primary school teacher.
Jonathan loved books from an early age and some of his earliest memories are of visiting his local library. The picture books that he borrowed then, including Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss and Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson have had a great influence on the picture books that he now writes.
It was while Jonathan was at college, studying architecture, that he first started developing his own illustrated texts, illustrating poems and lyrics that he’d written. Pleased with the results, he found himself spending more and more time on writing and illustration. Although he qualified as an architect, he found the job unsatisfying and began pursuing a career in children's books in his spare time, eventually going full-time in 1995, a few months before his thirtieth birthday.
As well as writing picture books such as Bringing Down the Moon, Someone Bigger, Pigs Might Fly and Ruby Flew Too, Jonathan also writes and paper-engineers pop-up books. His books have won several awards including the Red House Children’s Book Award “Book for Younger Children” for Pigs Might Fly and the Kiekeboekprijs for Bringing Down the Moon.
He now lives in Nottingham with his wife, Rachel, and children, Max and Laura.
You can visit Jonathan’s website atjonathanemmett.com
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December 13, 2011
The princess craze is a relatively new phenomenon. I'm sure that little girls have pretended to be princesses for as long as the occupation has existed, but the current concentrated capitalization on that desire has taken the obsession to a whole other level. You can't enter a toy department these days without being bombarded with the idea that every little girl should wear pink, frilly, sparkly costumes and woe betide the child that might prefer a good unadorned set of overalls instead. Naturally, all this sank into the world of picture books after a while. Stories like The Paper Bag Princess were now being ignored while the latest pink monstrosity would suck up all the attention. So you can probably understand why I was a little reluctant to pick up The Princess and the Pig at first. My first instinct was to just throw it on the pile with the rest of the princessey fare. Fortunately, I heard some low-key buzz about the book, making it clear that there might be something worthwhile going on here. Thank goodness I did too. Ladies and gentlemen, two men have come together and somehow produced a book that thumbs its nose at the notion of a little girl wanting to be a princess. In fact, when it comes right down to it, this is a tale about how sometimes it's difficult to tell the royalty from the swine. Now that's a lesson I can get behind!
The day the queen didn't notice that she dropped her baby daughter off of the castle's battlements could have been horrific. Instead, it led to a case of switched identities. When a kindly farmer parks his cart beneath a castle so as to take a break, he doesn't notice when a flying baby lands in the cart and launches upward the cart's former inhabitant, baby piglet. The piglet lands in the baby's bassinet and the queen, seeing a change in her daughter, is convinced that an evil fairy must be to blame. Meanwhile the baby, dubbed Pigmella, is promptly adopted by the kindly farmer and his wife. She grows up to love her life while Princess Priscilla, a particularly porcine royal, pretty much just acts like a pig. Years later the farmer and his wife figure out the switcheroo but when they attempt to right a great wrong they are rebuffed by the haughty royals. So it is that Pigmella gets to marry a peasant and avoid the chains of royalty while Priscilla has a wedding of her own . . . poor handsome prince.
Normally I exhibit a strong aversion to self-referential fairy tales. You know the ones I mean. The kinds of stories that act like the Shrek movies, winking broadly at the parents every other minute whether it serves the story or not. And certainly "The Princess and the Pig" never forgets for a second that it is operating in a fairytale land. The king in the queen in this book have a way of using fairytales to justify their already existing expectations and prejudices, constantly holding them up as the solution to their every problem. Rather than feel forced, the royals' silliness is utterly consistent with their characters. It was only after I reread the book that I realized that while they are under the distinct impression that every problem begins and ends with magic, there actually isn't any magic in this book. Just a basic case of baby swapping where everyone (except possibly the pig herself) is better for it.
You can find picture books where girls are happy not to be princesses but they are far outweighed by the standard princesses = awesome mindset. Part of what I liked so much about this book is that Pigmella does attempt to reclaim her princess title but only under duress. When it doesn't work she's perfectly content, "and never once wished that she'd been a princess." She makes for a rather good role model, and it's interesting to watch Mr. Emmett try to have it both ways. So as she grows up we hear that Pigmella "grew smarter and beautiful" in that order, not the other way around. Good good. There is the fact that she gets married at the end with all that this implies, but I saw the point of that to be less that girls must always get married in order that they may live happily ever after and more that it is just fine to live a life that's fun and ordinary. Not everyone wants to be a princess, and that's okay.
I now hereby dub Poly Bernatene my favorite Argentinean children's author. The rest of you were very impressive and we'll certainly keep your resumes on file but the position of Favorite Argentinean has now officially been filled. First off, I love what the man has done with light. Though this is apparently digital art it greatly resembles a mix of watercolors and pastels. With that in mind, Mr. Bernatene fills his scenes with ambient light, reflected sunlight, beams into warm castle settings, and a final church image that'll knock your socks off. He even takes care to put little tiny details in his art that add to the story tenfold. There's a shot of the Farmer, his wife, and Pigmella traveling to the castle near the end where she is to be exchanged for the pig. The shot is seen from a distance but if you look closely you'll see that Pigmella has her head on her mother's lap, her little feet dangling morosely off the back of the cart. Neither of them looks at all happy but they feel obligated to do the right thing. In another moment Mr. Bernatene pairs images of the two main characters opposite one another. On one side the pictures of Pigmella sit atop a piece of paper with little drawings in the margins. On the other side are pictures of Priscilla, the paper underneath the images bitten, torn, and stamped with suspiciously hoof-shaped prints. Love it!
I got very attached to the characters in this book. So much so that I felt this odd twinge of regret at one point when I saw little Pigmella playing outdoors and I thought that this was the life Priscilla the pig would have vastly preferred. Ah well. It all works out well in the end (with one heckuva unexpected finale). And in addition to its other charms this wouldn't make a half bad adoption tale. Most adoption picture books go for the heartfelt and meaningful. Well next time a parent wants a collection of stories featuring adopted families, why not throw in something funny while you're at it? Bound to lure in little princess-lovers, The Princess and the Pig is a bit of sly subversion just perfect for the preschooler set. Fun and funny, beautiful and smart, read the book and fail to be charmed. Go on. I dare you.
For ages 4-8.
The day the queen didn't notice that she dropped her baby daughter off of the castle's battlements could have been horrific. Instead, it led to a case of switched identities. When a kindly farmer parks his cart beneath a castle so as to take a break, he doesn't notice when a flying baby lands in the cart and launches upward the cart's former inhabitant, baby piglet. The piglet lands in the baby's bassinet and the queen, seeing a change in her daughter, is convinced that an evil fairy must be to blame. Meanwhile the baby, dubbed Pigmella, is promptly adopted by the kindly farmer and his wife. She grows up to love her life while Princess Priscilla, a particularly porcine royal, pretty much just acts like a pig. Years later the farmer and his wife figure out the switcheroo but when they attempt to right a great wrong they are rebuffed by the haughty royals. So it is that Pigmella gets to marry a peasant and avoid the chains of royalty while Priscilla has a wedding of her own . . . poor handsome prince.
Normally I exhibit a strong aversion to self-referential fairy tales. You know the ones I mean. The kinds of stories that act like the Shrek movies, winking broadly at the parents every other minute whether it serves the story or not. And certainly "The Princess and the Pig" never forgets for a second that it is operating in a fairytale land. The king in the queen in this book have a way of using fairytales to justify their already existing expectations and prejudices, constantly holding them up as the solution to their every problem. Rather than feel forced, the royals' silliness is utterly consistent with their characters. It was only after I reread the book that I realized that while they are under the distinct impression that every problem begins and ends with magic, there actually isn't any magic in this book. Just a basic case of baby swapping where everyone (except possibly the pig herself) is better for it.
You can find picture books where girls are happy not to be princesses but they are far outweighed by the standard princesses = awesome mindset. Part of what I liked so much about this book is that Pigmella does attempt to reclaim her princess title but only under duress. When it doesn't work she's perfectly content, "and never once wished that she'd been a princess." She makes for a rather good role model, and it's interesting to watch Mr. Emmett try to have it both ways. So as she grows up we hear that Pigmella "grew smarter and beautiful" in that order, not the other way around. Good good. There is the fact that she gets married at the end with all that this implies, but I saw the point of that to be less that girls must always get married in order that they may live happily ever after and more that it is just fine to live a life that's fun and ordinary. Not everyone wants to be a princess, and that's okay.
I now hereby dub Poly Bernatene my favorite Argentinean children's author. The rest of you were very impressive and we'll certainly keep your resumes on file but the position of Favorite Argentinean has now officially been filled. First off, I love what the man has done with light. Though this is apparently digital art it greatly resembles a mix of watercolors and pastels. With that in mind, Mr. Bernatene fills his scenes with ambient light, reflected sunlight, beams into warm castle settings, and a final church image that'll knock your socks off. He even takes care to put little tiny details in his art that add to the story tenfold. There's a shot of the Farmer, his wife, and Pigmella traveling to the castle near the end where she is to be exchanged for the pig. The shot is seen from a distance but if you look closely you'll see that Pigmella has her head on her mother's lap, her little feet dangling morosely off the back of the cart. Neither of them looks at all happy but they feel obligated to do the right thing. In another moment Mr. Bernatene pairs images of the two main characters opposite one another. On one side the pictures of Pigmella sit atop a piece of paper with little drawings in the margins. On the other side are pictures of Priscilla, the paper underneath the images bitten, torn, and stamped with suspiciously hoof-shaped prints. Love it!
I got very attached to the characters in this book. So much so that I felt this odd twinge of regret at one point when I saw little Pigmella playing outdoors and I thought that this was the life Priscilla the pig would have vastly preferred. Ah well. It all works out well in the end (with one heckuva unexpected finale). And in addition to its other charms this wouldn't make a half bad adoption tale. Most adoption picture books go for the heartfelt and meaningful. Well next time a parent wants a collection of stories featuring adopted families, why not throw in something funny while you're at it? Bound to lure in little princess-lovers, The Princess and the Pig is a bit of sly subversion just perfect for the preschooler set. Fun and funny, beautiful and smart, read the book and fail to be charmed. Go on. I dare you.
For ages 4-8.
March 14, 2012
A clever idea that is a spin-off of "what happens all the time in books", fairytales, especially ;-) When pig and a princess accidentally trade places, the farmers who had the pig think that good fairies must have turned their piglet into a baby because they had been so good while the king and queen think an evil fairy must have changed their baby girl into a piglet because they had not invited her to the christening. Various other fairytale cliches are covered in a fresh, funny light as the story unfolds. The illustrations are adorable! Overall, though, I didn't love this as much as most GoodReads reviewers did. I guess I felt rather sorry for the pig, and for the prince, so it was hard for me to find this wholeheartedly humorous. Still, if the concept sounds appealing, I would recommend reading it because most people did love it.
April 30, 2021
3.5 stars
As a child I loved princess stories, etc. but then outside of a book I was most definitely a tomboy, thankyouverymuch. Later in my teens and 20s I came to appreciate glitter, hot pink, etc. and all is good. All of this to say that while I am not anti-princess per se, I find the hyperfeminine can be overdone, yes? I have a daughter sandwiched between two sons and while we don't go for gender-neutral all around, I try to not go too heavy on gender stereotypes either.
So, the anti-princess trope has been around for awhile—Queen Hatshepsut being the O.G.—and it's definitely a great one. I grew up reading Sleeping Ugly and The Ordinary Princess and they were favorites of mine. I'm always interested to find more in the picture book market and I'm happy to say that The Princess and the Pig is a wonderful addition to the oeuvre of unconventional princess books. I won't do a recap here, but it's humorous, includes fun allusions to fairy tales that elementary aged kids will enjoy identifying, and while the illustration style is not my favorite, it works. While some books of the anti-princess genre have strong warrior girls, this book takes a different approach with more of a theme of "life in a cottage" vs. "life in a palace."
I think younger children will like the baby pig and baby princess and the havoc the baby pig wreaks in the royal household, but much of the humor will be better for 6-9 year olds.
More of my favorite anti-princess / non-traditional princess books:
Picture Books / Easy Chapter Books
- Olivia and the Fairy Princesses - so, so funny
- The Princess Knight
- The Paper Bag Princess
- The Princess in Black
- The Princess and the Pony
Chapter Books
- Dealing with Dragons
- Princess Academy
- The Ordinary Princess
- The Princess and the Goblin
As a child I loved princess stories, etc. but then outside of a book I was most definitely a tomboy, thankyouverymuch. Later in my teens and 20s I came to appreciate glitter, hot pink, etc. and all is good. All of this to say that while I am not anti-princess per se, I find the hyperfeminine can be overdone, yes? I have a daughter sandwiched between two sons and while we don't go for gender-neutral all around, I try to not go too heavy on gender stereotypes either.
So, the anti-princess trope has been around for awhile—Queen Hatshepsut being the O.G.—and it's definitely a great one. I grew up reading Sleeping Ugly and The Ordinary Princess and they were favorites of mine. I'm always interested to find more in the picture book market and I'm happy to say that The Princess and the Pig is a wonderful addition to the oeuvre of unconventional princess books. I won't do a recap here, but it's humorous, includes fun allusions to fairy tales that elementary aged kids will enjoy identifying, and while the illustration style is not my favorite, it works. While some books of the anti-princess genre have strong warrior girls, this book takes a different approach with more of a theme of "life in a cottage" vs. "life in a palace."
I think younger children will like the baby pig and baby princess and the havoc the baby pig wreaks in the royal household, but much of the humor will be better for 6-9 year olds.
More of my favorite anti-princess / non-traditional princess books:
Picture Books / Easy Chapter Books
- Olivia and the Fairy Princesses - so, so funny
- The Princess Knight
- The Paper Bag Princess
- The Princess in Black
- The Princess and the Pony
Chapter Books
- Dealing with Dragons
- Princess Academy
- The Ordinary Princess
- The Princess and the Goblin
September 30, 2019
It's conflicting to rate this book because I like the illustrations but the story is insulting. It's enough that Americans portray the Spanish princesses and Queen as ugly, bird or pig looking but to actually write a story written in Spanish about a pig princess is crossing the line. The nefarious mother UNSPEAKABLE!
June 27, 2021
This was a cleverly thought out book on the classic theme of two girls trading places, a Princess-and-the-Pauper-type of story. This time, however, one is a human baby princess and one is a regular girl piglet. This being a fairytale, the queen is amazingly un-motherly as in "I'll call IT Priscilla," she decided as this seemed like a good name for a princess"---noticed the "it" referring to her newly born daughter. How do people reconcile with the switch? Well, this is a fairytale so everything is explained using OTHER fairytales--very funny! I don't want to give away too much but I just loved it. It is a 2013 Beehive Award Nominee in our library and well deserving of the nomination.
Also, big shout out to illustrator Ply Bernatene! When I used to peruse the library shelves for books to read with my children, the illustrations were always what caught my attention. In general, good illustrations had good stories.
Also, big shout out to illustrator Ply Bernatene! When I used to peruse the library shelves for books to read with my children, the illustrations were always what caught my attention. In general, good illustrations had good stories.
November 15, 2016
I'm rather jaded by fairy-tale take-offs, but this very short children's story, where an infant princess and a piglet switch places, is really a hoot. Call-outs to multiple fairy tales and classic stories - The Prince and the Pauper, Sleeping Beauty, Thumbelina, etc. - all very well done.
Update: I read this to the kids (5 & 3), and they were completely non-plussed. Too many of those call-outs which I loved, perhaps? Maybe this would work better for older children.
ME 4/5
THEM 2/5
Update: I read this to the kids (5 & 3), and they were completely non-plussed. Too many of those call-outs which I loved, perhaps? Maybe this would work better for older children.
ME 4/5
THEM 2/5
January 3, 2019
Another great pick from Auntie Jill. We read this book at least once a week, usually at Charlotte's request. She loves reading about the pig and princess who switched places. A repeated line in the book is that "it's the sort of thing that happens all the time in books" and I can't wait for Charlie to understand the references as she grows up and we read more classic fairytales.
Also, amidst all the princess craze, I love the book's message that you don't have to be a princess to be happy.
Also, amidst all the princess craze, I love the book's message that you don't have to be a princess to be happy.
August 16, 2024
How cute! I love all of the nods to the rules of other classic children's tales. It sparked that bookish joy in me of "I've read that!!!" This also felt like it had a super strong message of accepting people as they are, of found family. It also makes a very compelling case for "your perception becomes your reality".
April 12, 2019
My favorite part of the book was when they show the princess as a baby. The illustrations were so cute!
September 30, 2020
Hilarious!
June 27, 2019
I signed Autumn up for the Summer reading competition at the library. Yes, babies under 1year can join! Lol
I read this adorable book to her before going to daycare. This is a cute and funny book with beautiful illustrations.
We will probably add this book to our home collection.
I read this adorable book to her before going to daycare. This is a cute and funny book with beautiful illustrations.
We will probably add this book to our home collection.
February 11, 2017
So what would happen if accidentally a princess switched places with a pig? You would have a crazy adventure where each of the families blames a fairy for their new predicament. If only the queen hadn’t dropped her baby, squeamish over her dirty diaper and that baby hadn’t fallen down over the balcony. Lucky though, she lands in a farmer’s cart which was loaded with straw. Her hard fall causes the piglet who was laying in the cart to leap out of the cart and fly into the castle and land into the princess’s cradle. Upon discovery, the parents each blame a fairy whether it be the good fairy for bringing a child which they could not conceive or a bad fairy for they did not invite her to the baby’s christening, for blaming a fairy is the right thing to do. The children grow and life is so different for these two children, being raised in two different households. Will it ever be discovered that they were switched and does it really matter? As the story continues, there are some tough decisions that need to be made and I have to wonder if I would make these same decisions myself. This is a great story as each family learns to accept their new situation and would make a wonderful addition to anyone’s library. The illustrations are wonderful and bring energy to the story. The characters are bright and lively and their facial expressions are marvelous.
November 4, 2013
The Princess and The Pig is not your typical princess book.
A poor farmer and his little piglet are passing by the castle one fateful day when a mishap causes the piglet to swap places with the new born princess.
The king and queen figure that they have been cursed (for their daughter to have been turned into a pig) and the farmer and his wife think that they must have been blessed (to have the piglet turn into the child that they have always wanted.)
The pig was raised as a princess and the princess was raised as a peasant.
Many years later when the farmer realizes what happened the honest and selfless farmer and his wife attempt to right the wrong and return their beloved daughter to the palace.
Their attempt is rejected as the King and Queen think the story foolish accuse the farmer of trickery.
The three return to their life on the farm and we see that the princess was much happier there than she ever would have been as a princess.
A charming story full of fun and colorful illustrations.
A poor farmer and his little piglet are passing by the castle one fateful day when a mishap causes the piglet to swap places with the new born princess.
The king and queen figure that they have been cursed (for their daughter to have been turned into a pig) and the farmer and his wife think that they must have been blessed (to have the piglet turn into the child that they have always wanted.)
The pig was raised as a princess and the princess was raised as a peasant.
Many years later when the farmer realizes what happened the honest and selfless farmer and his wife attempt to right the wrong and return their beloved daughter to the palace.
Their attempt is rejected as the King and Queen think the story foolish accuse the farmer of trickery.
The three return to their life on the farm and we see that the princess was much happier there than she ever would have been as a princess.
A charming story full of fun and colorful illustrations.
April 17, 2013
The story is hilarious, and the pictures are perfect. The ending...is a bit, um, wrong. At least, on the pig's part. The kids might find it funny. A good preschool read if they're a group that sits still fairly well (as the book isn't too long, but might be for a preschool group). A fun lap-read, and definitely fine as a read-alone. School-age would enjoy this, too.
(It'd be 4 stars if not for the very end.)
4/17/13 Beehive nominee. Kids should enjoy.
(It'd be 4 stars if not for the very end.)
4/17/13 Beehive nominee. Kids should enjoy.
February 11, 2012
A baby princess, Priscilla, and a baby pig, Pigmella, accidentally switch places. The royal family and the farmer's family are both convinced that the switch is work of magical fairies. "It's the sort of thing that happens all the time in books." But will this book have a happy ending?
I absolutely loved this book! Such a fun twist on the average fairy tale. Bernatene's illustrations are bright, beautiful, and brilliantly detailed--just the sort of thing you would expect from a great book.
I absolutely loved this book! Such a fun twist on the average fairy tale. Bernatene's illustrations are bright, beautiful, and brilliantly detailed--just the sort of thing you would expect from a great book.
February 21, 2016
Dex (5yo) and Asher (8yo) both loved and wanted multiple readings of this book.
This is a great switched-at-birth story, only in this case it's a princess and a piglet. Both parties involved - the king and queen and a poor farming couple - believe the transformation of their pig/princess was caused by a fairy. They explain their belief with "this happens all the time in books..."
Great illustrations!
This is a great switched-at-birth story, only in this case it's a princess and a piglet. Both parties involved - the king and queen and a poor farming couple - believe the transformation of their pig/princess was caused by a fairy. They explain their belief with "this happens all the time in books..."
Great illustrations!
October 16, 2012
One of my new favorite princess books! Hilarious and fun cartoon-style illustrations. A princess and a pig switch places which ends up causing a lot of craziness! I love how the characters keep referencing "this is the sort of thing that happens in books"-it would be great for storytime. Plus, it has an ending that would those that are anti-princess proud.
February 11, 2013
Actually, this was cuter than I thought it was going to be. I loved the references to other fairy tales, "It's the sort of thing that happens all the time in books." I just feel bad for the prince in the end. No happily ever after here!
June 4, 2013
This was one of the funniest and cleverest books I've read this year! I love humorous takes on fairy tales, and the references to other famous fairy tales within this story was pure genius. Thanks to @Catherine for recommending it!
June 22, 2015
Funny!
October 30, 2012
A funny twist on traditional tales with a perfect ending.
January 6, 2012
Molly wanted it for all four of her bedtime books.
June 16, 2024
Hahaha!! Super cute story with some great illustrations!
January 21, 2016
Cute, clever and giggle inducing. It leaves a lot of room for readers to imagine more about this story once it's over.
May 3, 2020
An amusing tale for young ones where two young ones switch places and are raised as each other would have been.
February 4, 2019
The first book I decided to read is called “The Princess and The Pig” written by Jonathan Emmett and illustrated by Poly Bernatene. The book is a fantasy about a princess and a pig who end up getting switched. The princess is raised by farmers and the pig is raised as a princess. It hits on the lesson to be happy with what you have and not too always ‘want to be a princess’ as well as being honest. In the end of the book the farmers realize that their daughter is actually the princess and the pig wasn’t turned into a baby girl and they try to talk to the king and queen to explain what happened. They don’t believe the farmers and laugh in their face. The farmer’s daughter is happy because she was happy where she was and she didn’t want to be a princess.
In a classroom, this book would be great to help teach students to see the positive in their lives instead of always wishing for more, but also to be honest and everything will turn out how it is supposed to. Going to the king and queen was the right and honest thing for the farmers to do and they did it even-though they didn’t want to lose their daughter. The lesson students could see from it would be that because they were honest and told the truth they were able to keep their daughter. On the other hand, in the castle the pig was raised as a princess and always acted as such. The whole family acted very spoiled and like they were better then everyone else around them. The story shows that it’s not always better to be a princess or to have everything. You can be happy and have a great life without the fantasy of living in a castle and wearing gowns and tiaras.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book because it shows what is important in life. The farmers we very happy and even-though they didn’t have a lot of money they never wished for more and they were good, honest people. This is such an important lesson to look at and there are not very many funny books like this that teach such important messages. Most other ‘princess’ books are all about wanting to be a princess and I really loved seeing the other point of view from this book.
In a classroom, this book would be great to help teach students to see the positive in their lives instead of always wishing for more, but also to be honest and everything will turn out how it is supposed to. Going to the king and queen was the right and honest thing for the farmers to do and they did it even-though they didn’t want to lose their daughter. The lesson students could see from it would be that because they were honest and told the truth they were able to keep their daughter. On the other hand, in the castle the pig was raised as a princess and always acted as such. The whole family acted very spoiled and like they were better then everyone else around them. The story shows that it’s not always better to be a princess or to have everything. You can be happy and have a great life without the fantasy of living in a castle and wearing gowns and tiaras.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book because it shows what is important in life. The farmers we very happy and even-though they didn’t have a lot of money they never wished for more and they were good, honest people. This is such an important lesson to look at and there are not very many funny books like this that teach such important messages. Most other ‘princess’ books are all about wanting to be a princess and I really loved seeing the other point of view from this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 12, 2018
This is a really cute book about an infant princess who inadvertently trades places with a piglet. No one seems to suspect a thing, because things like that happen in books all the time, right? Wicked fairies curse princesses and worthy farmer families find beautiful babies to raise and cherish. It's in all the stories and everyone has a book to back them up. Then one day the farmer overhears the story of the cursed princess piglet and realizes the truth. Fortunately for all, the King and Queen refuse to recognize the true princess because they find the farmer's story less plausible than the wicked fairy version that they have believed for so long! Thus, the princess marries a farmer and a very confused prince marries a pig. Oh, fairytales!
The illustrations are fun and perfect for this silly mixed-up curly tail . . . um, tale! The mix-up of pig and princess is creative and the follow-through as both pig and princess grow up is delightful. Of course the story is foolish, that is what makes it such a wonderful cautionary tale of how not to take the things that you read too seriously. Everyone always says that nothing is true unless it has been posted on Facebook, but, really? Is it? Slap a smile on your face and enjoy this read with your little piglets, er, princes and princesses!
The illustrations are fun and perfect for this silly mixed-up curly tail . . . um, tale! The mix-up of pig and princess is creative and the follow-through as both pig and princess grow up is delightful. Of course the story is foolish, that is what makes it such a wonderful cautionary tale of how not to take the things that you read too seriously. Everyone always says that nothing is true unless it has been posted on Facebook, but, really? Is it? Slap a smile on your face and enjoy this read with your little piglets, er, princes and princesses!
July 13, 2020
I'm rounding up from 2.5 stars. I wanted to like this book. I was having a lot of fun with it in parts. But in the end two tropes ruined it for me. The first is the stupid selfish royal mother trope, which I found mildly annoying. My second issue . . . the ending. No subversion there. The intelligent, beautiful and we'll liked princess must live happily ever after because . . . yep, you guessed it, she gets married. Presumably to the man of her choice, but really, why are we still peddling this marriage = happiness message to girls. She didn't have to grow up within the confines of royal life, surely the author could have done something with that. Couldn't we have leaned something, anything else about this girl other than that she ends up married? Honestly, I felt like the pig was given more personality.
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October 8, 2022
One day a queen drops her baby into a trailer of hay, sending a little pig flying high onto the balcony of the castle. The pig and the princess have now switched places and no one knows how that happened or what happened to the other. Find out how they grew up in The Princess and And The Pig by Jonthan Emmett and illustrated by Poly Bernatene.
The Princess And The Pig sub genre is a folktale because this story is about an animal and humans. Pig grows up with everyone thinking that she is actually their baby girl while the baby grows up with everyone thinking she was a pig before. They live different lives,but overall great ones. Recommended for kindergarten to second grade.
#piggy #princess #Ilovetoread
The Princess And The Pig sub genre is a folktale because this story is about an animal and humans. Pig grows up with everyone thinking that she is actually their baby girl while the baby grows up with everyone thinking she was a pig before. They live different lives,but overall great ones. Recommended for kindergarten to second grade.
#piggy #princess #Ilovetoread
September 29, 2023
Keywords: animals, fairytale, princess
Summary: A farmer comes across a pig and decides to name it Pigmella. A queen far above him had a daughter named Priscilla. The queen drops her when the baby poops in her diaper, causing the baby to fall over the balcony into a hay barrel. With the force, Pigmella shot up in the air and landed in the castle. Everyone in both places were confused on how this happened and believed that someone used magic to change them. They adjusted to their new lifestyles and later lived happily ever after.
Prompt: The genre of this book would be fantasy fiction because the whole book isn't real, and the books takes place in a fantasy world (also they mention different fairytale books throughout this book)
Summary: A farmer comes across a pig and decides to name it Pigmella. A queen far above him had a daughter named Priscilla. The queen drops her when the baby poops in her diaper, causing the baby to fall over the balcony into a hay barrel. With the force, Pigmella shot up in the air and landed in the castle. Everyone in both places were confused on how this happened and believed that someone used magic to change them. They adjusted to their new lifestyles and later lived happily ever after.
Prompt: The genre of this book would be fantasy fiction because the whole book isn't real, and the books takes place in a fantasy world (also they mention different fairytale books throughout this book)
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