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The Little Wodden Robit and the Log Princess

Published on January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 by SudarshanLeave a comment

Author: Tom Gauld

This is a refreshing spin on traditional fairy tales. A royal couple, having endured many years without children, turn to a scientist and a witch to give them offsprings. They are gifted with a wooden robot and a log princess. The log Princess comes with a pre-existing condition – one that causes the twists and turns in the story eventually leading to a happy ending. The book is filled with positive characters and weaves a wonderful story of sibling love between two unlikely siblings. The illustrations are straight out of a fairy tale. Richly deserves all the honor it has got.

Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu

Published on January 9, 2025January 15, 2025 by SudarshanLeave a comment

Author: Ying Chang Compestine

Illustrator: Crystal Kung

Ra Pu Zel is a clever retelling of the more famous long haired Princess story – RaPunzel. Just like Rapunzel, Ra Pu Zel has. long hair and she lives the majority of the story in a tall tower. Of course, there is a savior who is going to get her out of the tall tower. But this savior is markedly different. My daughter loved the book. I felt it broke the usual norms of Princess stories and I loved the “food” component in the story which was not about eating vegetables and eating healthy.