- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (May 18 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0689862741
- ISBN-13: 978-0689862748
- Product Dimensions: 28.1 x 22.5 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 426 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,468,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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K-Gr. 2. It may be ill-advised to put so much slippery philosophical underpinning in a picture book, but there it is. Prudence is the home-schooled child of two professors. She and her parents make a straw-man dichotomy between science and fairy tales, and then the book goes about demolishing same. When Prudence gets invited to school, she is horrified to see that Miss Bliss tells fairy tales all the time. Then Prudence starts getting postcards full of punnery: "It helps to let down your hair. R." or "Why so grumpy? Are you sleepy? S.W and the D's." And Miss Bliss says all you have to do is believe. A costume ball at school culminates in the revelation that Miss Bliss is a fairy godmother and in Prudence' conversion to the fairy side of the force and the idea that believing makes it so. The text, a bit hyper, is matched by pictures that are jazzed, bright cartoons. GraceAnne DeCandido
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5.0 out of 5 stars
fun for kids of all ages,
By A Customer
This review is from: How Prudence Proovit Proved the Truth About Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
All three of my kids - ages 6 to 13 - loved this funny view of fairy tales. A book your kids will want to read over & over!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for every first grader you know!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: How Prudence Proovit Proved the Truth About Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
This story is perhaps the most original, adorable, down right hilarious picture book I've come across in months! Any child who questions whether there is a Santa, a Tooth Fairy, or an Easter Bunny should read this one. Full of humor, laugh-out-loud puns and vibrant cartoon art, children will delight in learning that sometimes fairy tales really do come true.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fairy Tales vs. Science,
By Heidi Anne Heiner (SurLaLune Fairy Tales.com) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How Prudence Proovit Proved the Truth About Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
Prudence Proovit doesn't believe in fairy tales; she prefers science and facts over fantasy. Her parents, scientists at heart, decide to send her to school despite the risk of Prudence learning ideas outside their own values of science over fiction. The debate that Prudence experiences, with her teacher and within herself, is lighthearted but has serious undertones. What does a child do when her teacher's values are different from those of her parents? What does she believe? A little trickery on the part of the teacher pushes Prudence to find an answer.While the story has a good heart, the book borders on ineffective didacticism for adults instead of an entertaining story for all ages, promoting Einstein's theory that fairy tales in his childhood fed his imagination and genius. Still, young children will enjoy the fun illustrations and Prudence's desire for a sibling. There are enough fairy tale allusions to entertain the fairy tale savvy crowd, whatever age. It's cute, and even fun in some places, but Prudence Proovit isn't destined to be a classic.
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