The Princess and the Pea
Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 1967

The Princess and the Pea

By Ladybird

Part of the Ladybird Tales series

A princess's sleepless night reveals her true identity.

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48 pages

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On a stormy night, a mysterious princess arrives at a castle seeking shelter. Her sleepless night atop twenty mattresses, disturbed by a single pea, becomes the ultimate test of her royal identity. Can she prove her true lineage through this peculiar challenge? Discover the enchanting tale of sensitivity and hidden truths in this classic fairy tale retelling.

From the publisher

This beautiful hardback Ladybird edition of The Princess and the Pea is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers from 3+. The tale is sensitively retold, retaining all the key parts of the story beginning with the princess finding her way to the castle one stormy night, through to her sleepless night on top of twenty mattresses! Other exciting titles in the Ladybird Tales series include The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Man, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Rapunzel, The Magic Porridge Pot, The Enormous Turnip, Puss in Boots, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Big Pancake, Dick Whittington, The Princess and the Frog, The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling and The Little Red Hen. Ladybird Tales are based on the original Ladybird retellings, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, these classic fairy tales and sharing them together is an experience to treasure. Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
48
Reading age
3–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
490L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.3
F&P level
~M
Publication
Published
June 6, 2013
First published
January 1, 1967
Publisher
Ladybird
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780718193430

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