The Simple Prince

by Jane Yolen, Jack Kent (Illustrator)

A prince who has tired of his life at court aspires to lead the simple life, but finds it much harder than he imagined.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

34 pages

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Jane Yolen is a novelist, poet, fantasist, journalist, songwriter, storyteller, folklorist, and children’s book author who has written more than three hundred books. Her accolades include the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Awards, the Kerlan Award, two Christopher Awards, and six honorary doctorate degrees from colleges and universities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Born and raised in New York City, the mother of three and the grandmother of six, Yolen lives in Massachusetts and St. Andrews, Scotland.

Reviews

[Jesseca Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holly King read this book to me. It was a cute reminder about how much work goes into seemingly simple things, and to always say please and thank you.
I hope every person who gets to read this book has someone as expressive as Holly read it to them.

[Jenny Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet well illustrated treasure!

[Natalie Schmitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A prince decided he wanted to live a simple life. He clapped his hands three times to have his servants bring him things to live a simple life. Once the prince left to find a simple life, he comes upon a farmer’s house. The prince tries to clap his hands three times to have things brought to him but it doesn’t work out so well. This book would be great to have students demonstrate monitoring, questioning, and repredicting.

[Mandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was one of my childhood favorites!

[Anna H · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE this!!! Being demanding vs. hard work...and manners... Want "the simple life"? Its not so simple....:D

[Bobbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this today for my grandson. It's a very cute story which teaches a moral.