FernFolio

You love it; so do I. Robert Munsch’s The Paper Bag Princess is one of the great classics of Canadian children’s literature. This fairytale about Princess Elizabeth who sets off to find and rescue Prince Ronald, after a dragon destroys her castle and carries away the prince, has been read and enjoyed by millions of children all over the world. Dressed in a paper bag and armed only with her courage and her wits, Elizabeth proves that what counts is character, not appearance.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Paper Bag Princess, author Robert Munsch and illustrator Michael Martchenko, have written a book to explain how this story came to be – where the ideas came from, how Munsch and Martchenko worked with the publisher, Annick Press, to edit and illustrate Munsch’s words, and what readers, both young and old, have had to say about it. It includes the original story, complete with all of Martchenko’s wonderful illustrations.
This is a terrific book for anyone who loves The Paper Bag Princess, or who is interested in how a book comes to be!
FernFolio Editor