Princess Storyhour Friday, March 10 @ 10:30
P r o p s : Cape, crown, and castle! B o o k s : Mixed Up Fairy Tales by Hilary Robinson. For a young group, pick one story from this book and tell it. THEN use this book as a review of the story. But this year the group was older, and they really appreciated the humor of: And then Goldilocks ate RED RIDING HOOD'S GRANDMOTHER?! We did a couple. Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley. This book's weird dichotomy between ultra girly Princess Tenderheart and the ultra guy Cool Motorcycle Dude, including a horrible green ogre and some innocent ponies, always hits the spot even with the youngest crew. Amazingly. Parts of this book make no sense at all, volcanoes exploding suddenly, invisible cloaks being made, but the kids listened to it all without question and loved it. "Is it scary?" Juliet asked. "Why yes, it is," I answered. She snuggled in with her grandmother and it was just scary enough. Very important: read in two voices, fake little ...