Falling for Rapunzel.By Leah Wilcox. Illus. Lydia Monks.
2003. 32p. Putnam, $15.99. (9780399237942)
2003. 32p. Putnam, $15.99. (9780399237942)
Format: Hardcover
Age Group:Preschool to Gr2
Age Group:Preschool to Gr2
Genre:Fiction
Awards:Oregon Book Award: Nominee
Subjects/Themes: Fairytale, Princess
ELS promoted:
Print motivation, phonological awareness, narrative skills
Print motivation, phonological awareness, narrative skills
Annotation:
A prince wants to rescue Rapunzel from her tower, but being too far away, she throws out everything out the tower window including her maid.
A prince wants to rescue Rapunzel from her tower, but being too far away, she throws out everything out the tower window including her maid.
Reactions/Observations:
Rapunzel lives in a tall tower. The prince wants to rescue her, but she can't hear his requests to throw down something to help him upstairs. She throws down everything but the kitchen sink and finally throws out her maid too. Using rhyme, Wilcox tells a fractured fairy tale with hilarious twists and turns. After everything has come flying out the tower window, Prince runs off with the maid only for readers to find out that there was back door to the tower. There was no need for all the tribulations. The artwork is playful and expressive. The rhyming text is paired well so children are able to see how the words rhyme. Also, because the story is based on an already existing fairytale children are able to predict what happens but will be surprised at how the story ends. This is one of my favorite books for storytime. I've read it for all ages of storytime, but it works best for preschool and up.
Rapunzel lives in a tall tower. The prince wants to rescue her, but she can't hear his requests to throw down something to help him upstairs. She throws down everything but the kitchen sink and finally throws out her maid too. Using rhyme, Wilcox tells a fractured fairy tale with hilarious twists and turns. After everything has come flying out the tower window, Prince runs off with the maid only for readers to find out that there was back door to the tower. There was no need for all the tribulations. The artwork is playful and expressive. The rhyming text is paired well so children are able to see how the words rhyme. Also, because the story is based on an already existing fairytale children are able to predict what happens but will be surprised at how the story ends. This is one of my favorite books for storytime. I've read it for all ages of storytime, but it works best for preschool and up.
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