Independent Reading Level: 1st Grade
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The reason this book has been historically banned are atrocious. This is a classic story of a princess who saves not just herself, but the prince as well. The problem, for this reader, is that the prince is a narcissistic A55#013 who can not see beyond the vain. He tells the princess, who just saved him, that a paper bag is a horrible thing to wear and to come back when better dressed. As a woman, I stand behind this princess kicking that horrible prince to the curb. And that is why this book is banned. I thought it would be for the nearly naked illustration, but no, because it subverts gender norms. Because the princess is the savior, and wont kowtow to the prince. UGGGHHH. I love this book. This book should not be banned, it should be celebrated. It is a classic for a reason and will be loved by generations to come. ( )

A dragon kidnaps a prince, just when the princess was to marry him. everything burns except a paper bag, which then becomes the clothing of the princess. The princess tracks the dragon, outwits it, rescues the prince, only for the prince to tell her that he will not marry someone who wears a paper bag.. ( )

This book starts out with a beautiful princess who loses her prince. She loses her beautiful dress and has to wear a paper bag to find a prince. On her way there is a dragon in the way that teaches her determination. When she finally sees the prince he is snobby and does not like the way she looks. The princess does not marry the prince because of his attitude. I love this book for the classroom because it teaches the lesson that we should not pick and choose the people we love solely on their appearance. ( )

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