Wore my hiking boots and princess hat to teach today. You will be relieved to know I wore clothes, too. When my sister was very little she reported that her Sunday School teacher had worn high heels and pearls to class. That visual has stuck with all of us for over forty years.
This is a cute book, with fresh watercolor illustrations. Kids like to watch for the goofy things the dog does, like selling lemonade, or hiding in a tree when the princess has a grumpy bad hair day. Our projects have involved drawing, lacing yarn through poster board boot cut-outs, texture rubbings of the bottoms of our shoes/hiking boots, and more practice using watercolor paint sets.
The girls who are addicted to Disney princesses want to argue with all the Q&A rhyming pages in the book. Still, the message wins most of them over. Yes, princesses are just like you, and you are a princess on the inside. I am waiting for the Charles & Camilla-inspired sequel, Do Princes Wear Kilts? I will use it to teach about plaid.
This is the review at www.barnesandnoble.com:
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Heidi Hauser Green
What does it mean to be a princess? A young girl and her mother talk about what princesses are like in this delightful, rhyming book. Inspired by her own daughter's question, "Do princesses wear hiking boots?," Carmela LaVigna Coyle has written a fun, witty book that touches on themes of childhood and identity. The little girl asks if princesses engage in a variety of activities, from climbing trees and walking in the rain to drinking sparkling punch and even doing chores. Her mother has a good answer for everything. Ultimately, the pair come to realize that being a princess isn't a matter of what one does, but what one is—inside. This is a book readers are sure to enjoy again and again. 2003, Rising Moon, Ages 4 to 8.
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