This is the one book that has ever come to Katherine Paterson while she was in the shower! This is a fairy tale about a selfish, greedy king who has to find a woman who is his equal in beauty, intelligence and wealth, before he can wear the crown of the kingdom. His poor councilors have to find this woman for him, and they search far and wide.
Meanwhile, far out in the countryside is a lovely young woman named Rosamund, whose father sends her and all the family goats deep into the country to avoid being taken by the agents of the king. Rosamund generously shares all of her food with her goats, and one day she is visited by a wolf. She treats him fairly and in return he gives her his circlet of gold. Now I probably don't need to tell you that she will meet that king, but the story does not end there....
64 pages 978-0064420907 Ages 6-10
Keywords: fairy tale, king, main character female, empowerment, encouragement, believing in yourself, self image, self reliance, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year, chapter book
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
Editor's note: This is a quintessential Champion book *********
Who is she?
A dying king makes his son his heir--on one condition. Vain Prince Raphael must marry a woman who is his equal in beauty, intelligence, and wealth...
Where is this woman?
A search throughout the kingdom proves fruitless. Then the lovely Rosamund appears at the palace, as if by magic, and Raphael is certain he has found his wife. She is intelligent and wealthy, as well as beautiful--certainly his equal, he thinks.
But what does the mysterious Rosamund think?
Two-time Newbery Medalist Katherine Patersons critically-acclaimed original fairy tale about an arrogant prince and his search for a bride is now available in a reformatted chapter book edition. With beautiful new line art by Curtis Woodbridge, this provocative story with a contemporary social message (The New York Times Book Review) will become an instant classic for newly independent readers. An entertaining and enchanting story.---from the publisher
