Imagine You're a Princess

by Meg Clibbon, Lucy Clibbon (Illustrator)

Princesses live in fairytale castles and spend their days doing important things. There are ships to launch, knights to reward, and marriage proposals from persistent princes to decline. If this sounds like the job for you, slip into Imagine You’re a Princess! and explore the full panoply of princess practices. Potential princesses can claim the coolest bedroom in the palace (no peas under the mattress, please), learn to care for princess pets (unicorns are a perennial favorite), and practice essential life skills (helping others, being fascinating and intelligent). You’ll also create some princess paintings (bright colors only, of course), meet some famous faces (Rapunzel really lets her hair down, but Sleeping Beauty’s always napping), and even sneak a peak at a royal diary. Complete with step-by-step tips to becoming a princess, regal recipes for royal occasions, and other activities worthy of your highness, Imagine You’re a Princess! is jewel of a book that further sparkles with Lucy Clibbon’s stately illustrations. Think you can handle palace life? Well, if the glass shoe fits …

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reasonably better than the mermaid one. Though quite like it in a lot of ways. Very girly. Very.. well, princesses don't _do_ a whole lot, but look pretty, attend parties, and turn down offers of marriage.

This is the first time I realized that these books were originally published in the UK though. As there were a couple of games depicted in the drawing of the party that I hadn't heard of -- Musical Statues and Pass the Parcel. As well as a Fizzy Drinks Fountain. I love that though.. 'fizzy drinks' sounds so much better than soda or even pop.

Anyhow, don't expect any boys to play along with your princesses with the help of this book. Unless they enjoy proposing marriage and getting rejected.

[caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

six year old me tried to follow the “dearest mother and father, did you sleep well last night?” instruction on how to act like a princess to my mom one morning and she snapped at me to be quiet.

i am not a princess.

[Portable · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm adding this to the information shelf, although it's really for our Unit of Inquiry into Stories. Children love the illustrations, and it has different sections on what princesses wear, their clothes, pets and things to do. It's a very conventional take on princesses, but children do love that. I'd recommend reading it alongside a more Mighty Girl book such as Not All Princesses Dress in Pink to give a more balanced view of female role models.

[Alice · Rating 2 out of 5]

So, I decided to read this book because of the price code " 5 peacock feathers or $7.95 Any one not paying for this book will be locked in a very tall tower! "
It also had the authors as "Princess Megerella and Princess Lulubelle

I thought that was witty and the book would be witty. Well, it wasn't! Stereotypical, stupid, insipid and a whole bunch of other big words I can't recall right now. Save your time, leave this one on the shelf! It is getting deleted from our Library Collection.

[Jenn Ayers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too cute! My daughter loved it!