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Summary: The must-read fairy tale for today's little girl...
Review: This book had everything, princesses, golden towers, fairies, handsome princes, and adventure. But Cinderella it ain't. Amy, the "ordinary" princess, is given the gift of being ordinary at her christening, and ever since then, she has been anything but! She climbs trees, runs throught the woods, plays games, sings, and is generally happy even though her six beautiful princess sisters are all happily married. She dreads the day when she must settle down, so she goes off to find adventure, and finds a lot more than she expected. The reason why this book is so wonderful is that it tells about a strong, smart girl who ISN'T just like everyone else, and who in the end finds that being ordinary isn't so bad after all.
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Summary: Extraordinary story
Review: One of the loveliest fairytales I have ever read to my children. I loved this story, which in our current times of celebrity and money worship is a wonderful reminder of what real happiness means.
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Summary: What's wrong with ordinary?
Review: This book was a wonderful book by M.M. Kaye! It focuses on Amy, or the Ordinary Princess who was "blessed" with the gift to be ordinary. Surprisingly, Amy enjoys this, compared to her six other beautiful sisters. Watching them grow up, get married to boring, run-of-the-mill princes Amy is unintrested in such thing. Since she is so ordinary, no one will marry her! She decides to run away after over-hearing a plot to get her married that involved a dragon. She then lives a life in the forest, disguissed in ordinary clothes. She soon gets a job at the palace and meets a remarkable young "man of all work" which makes for a sweet fairy-tale ending.
This book was well-written but the ending was a little too obvious. The names are wonderful, and I think M. M. Kaye did a wonderful job! The illustrations in this book were beautiful, especially the color ones. I would recommened this book for people who love fairy tales, adventure, and being ordinary, because what's wrong with ordinary! ^_^ It's a quick and easy read and meant for younger kids but teens and adults will probably enjoy it if they haven't read it yet!
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Summary: The Ordinary Princess
Review: I just discovered this book at a second hand store the other day, and I found it absolutely delightful! No matter how much one loves traditional fairytales, all of those princesses who are as beautiful as the day get just a trifle exasperating. In this book, an infant princess is saved from the blessing (curse?) of peerless beauty by a water fairy who bestows on her the gift of ordinariness.
Apart from the storyline, the book is also very well and amusingly written; it made me laugh as I haven't laughed since I last read P.G. Wodehouse. I would definitely recommend this story for anyone who loves fairytales that end happily ever after.
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Summary: This book ROCKS!!!!!!
Review: This was one of my very favorite books as a child, and I was crushed when it went out of print and I lost my own copy. When I learned a few years ago that it was being re-printed, I was overjoyed."The Ordinary Princess" is a delightful fairy tale with a bit of a twist -- the herione is NOT the mind-bogglingly gorgeous fairy tale princess we have come to expect. At birth, she is cursed by an ornery fairy..."You shall be ORDINARY!" Much to the embarrassment of the royal family, the curse immediately begins to manifest itself, and continues to do so throughout the course of the princess's life. She is overlooked in favor of her six extremely beautiful and perfectly-princessy older sisters. No matter what the royal court tries, Princess Amy remains as normal as any peasant. "The Ordinary Princess" follows the quest of Princess Amy to make something of an ordinary life for herself, to go along with her very ordinary appearance. During which time, she meets -- and falls in love with -- a young "man-of-all-work" named Peregrine. I shall not reveal to you how splendidly it ends, but it is absolutely charming. There are very few perfect books in this world, but this just happens to be one of them. It is clever and witty in its writing, charming in its story (as all fairy tales SHOULD be) and simple and sweet in its execution. It is every little girl's dream to be a princess, and this is an excellent princess story. Delightful from start to finish. I admit to not being overly fond of the reprint's cover -- I preferred the original cover art -- but at least all of the orginial illustrations are included in this. M.M. Kaye not only wrote this book, she also illustrated it herself, and the drawings only augment the tale, making it even better than it already is. I would recommend this book to anyone who asked me, and have, in fact, hooked quite a few of my friends on it. You don't even have to be a little girl to love it, my college buddies have adored it just as much as I always have. Read it. You won't regret it.
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Summary: Treasure
Review: At age 15 I rescued this book from my younger sister's trash. I have shared it with college roommates, my students and continue to share the joy it gives me with my family. What a treasure! Girls and young boys alike will enjoy the trip with the princess and her man-of-all-work.
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Summary: Among the best children's books ever . . .
Review: I am so glad to see this book in print again. My mother bought me a paperback copy more than fifteen years ago, and it immediately won, and still holds, a place on my list of best books for children ever. Even now, though I am 26 and a second year medical student, I STILL have a habit of reading myself to sleep with it when I am stressed out (much, much nicer than a glass of warm milk). I am so excited to be able to purchase a nice sturdy hardback to replace my now tattered paperback, and I'm also relieved that I'll be able to share it with my daughters. I won't discuss the story here as other reviewers have done that already, but if you're looking for an excellent book for a girl aged 7-12, this is THE book. Really it would work well for younger girls, too, if you wouldn't mind reading it to them (and it does sound GREAT when read aloud). I'd give it 50 stars if I could.
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Summary: Oh my goodness! This is so very great!
Review: This is truly a great book! I'm in college now-- but I read the original copy (which until just now was out of print) every summer at my library! This is one of the sweetest books I've ever read (I don't like the cover as much as the old one...as long as they still include the author's drawings in the pages...) Seriously a lovely, sweet book ^-^
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