The Paper Bag Princess

Robert N. Munsch, Michael Martchenko (ill)

Annick Press, 2003 - Juvenile Fiction - 27 pages

A prince is kidnapped by a dangerous dragon, and the dragon's breath burns up all the clothes in the palace. The princess who loves the prince can only find a paper bag to wear when she goes to rescue her love. Cleverly tricking the dragon, she enters the cave where the prince, still beautifully dressed, is held captive. Is true love rewarded? No! He at once complains she's "a disaster" badly dressed, dirty and all messed up. She replies that he is a fine and handsome prince--but completely useless. "And, in the end, they didn't marry."

About the author

Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 11, 1945. He received an undergraduate degree in history and a master's degree in anthropology. While studying to be a Jesuit priest, he worked part-time at an orphanage. He decided he liked working with children and left the Jesuits after 7 years to work in a daycare center. He studied for a year at the Elliot Pearson School of Child Studies at Tufts University. He ended up at a lab preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario and eventually became a Canadian citizen. While working at a daycare center and telling stories to children, he realized that storytelling was what he loved to do and eventually he started writing the stories down. His first published title was Mud Puddle. He has written over 50 books including Love You Forever, Mortimer, Angela's Airplane, Andrew's Loose Tooth, Stephanie's Ponytail, Moira's Birthday, and Put Me in a Book.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Paper Bag Princess; Annick young novels; Books about you; Classic Munsch; Grab & Go : Preschool; MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection; Munsch classics; Munsch for kids, Robert N. Munsch
• Authors: Robert N. Munsch, Michael Martchenko (ill)
• Illustrated by: Michael Martchenko (ill)
• Edition: 4, illustrated, reprint, braille
• Publisher: Annick Press, 2003
• ISBN: 0920236162, 9780920236161
• Length: 27 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Classics; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General; Juvenile Fiction / Girls & Women; Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Royalty