This is a delightful twist on the traditional Cinderella story. In this story, Princess Elizabeth is about to marry her love, Prince Ronald, when a terrible fire-breathing dragon comes and smashes her castle, burns off her clothes, and kidnaps Prince Ronald. Princess Elizabeth dons a paper bag and sets off to rescue her beloved. After outsmarting the dragon and rescuing Prince Ronald, who has the nerve to criticize her for her unprincess-like clothes, she leaves him and they do not live happily ever after which proves to be just fine for Princess Elizabeth. Again, Robert Munsch's story is a terrific read-aloud for children of all ages in the elementary grades. The drawings by Michael Martchenko are very comical and entertaining. This is one of Robert Munsch's early hits and is sure to become a classic after over 20 years of republishing.

A great addition to a child's library. Especially for those of you who celebrate the independence and intelligence of a female character like Princess Elizabeth. It's about time we have a fairy tale where the Princess does the rescuing instead of having to be rescued all the time! Yeah for Robert Munsch!

Review by Tracy