He was discouraged and headed home, and while he was there, a woman came knocking on the door who was a princess and needed help. In this rendition of "Princess and the Pea", a prince is on a journey to find a princess of his own, but struggles on his journey after realizing many of the women he had met were not in fact real princesses. Although the author has lived in East Africa for 10 years it is clear that she is still impacted by a colonial world view (like many of us) - I would not include this in my collection. Some of the pictures and writing is awkward however and tends to give a falsely exotic Africa image reminiscent of old National Geographics. It is beautifully illustrated and offers a different image of your classic princess story. This picture book would serve Pre-K through 2nd grade readers somewhat. These differences are seen through greetings in different languages, different clothing and hair styles and landscapes. It took me a reread to understand what was happening.Ĭharacters: This all black cast shows various shades of brown and cultural differences (although in a colonial exoticism way) within East Africa. It is simple and straightforward for the most part but a bit confusing toward the end when a storm ravaged Princess finds her way to the castle. Plot: The story keeps many of the traditional prince and princess elements (prince has the power to choose, princesses eager to marry). Set in Africa with an all black cast representing different African cultures with vibrant collage illustrations A remake of the classic story by Hans Christian Anderson tells the story of a Prince who sets off to find a Princess to marry.
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