How Prudence Proovit Proved the Truth about Fairy Tales

by Coleen Murtagh Paratore

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689862741
• ISBN13: 9780689862748
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

fun for kids of all ages

All three of my kids - ages 6 to 13 - loved this funny view of fairy tales. A book your kids will want to read over & over!

Perfect for every first grader you know!!!

This story is perhaps the most original, adorable, down right hilarious picture book I've come across in months! Any child who questions whether there is a Santa, a Tooth Fairy, or an Easter Bunny should read this one. Full of humor, laugh-out-loud puns and vibrant cartoon art, children will delight in learning that sometimes fairy tales really do come true.

Fairy Tales vs. Science

Prudence Proovit doesn't believe in fairy tales; she prefers science and facts over fantasy. Her parents, scientists at heart, decide to send her to school despite the risk of Prudence learning ideas outside their own values of science over fiction. The debate that Prudence experiences, with her teacher and within herself, is lighthearted but has serious undertones. What does a child do when her teacher's values are different from those of her parents? What does she believe? A little trickery on the part of the teacher pushes Prudence to find an answer.While the story has a good heart, the book borders on ineffective didacticism for adults instead of an entertaining story for all ages, promoting Einstein's theory that fairy tales in his childhood fed his imagination and genius. Still, young children will enjoy the fun illustrations and Prudence's desire for a sibling. There are enough fairy tale allusions to entertain the fairy tale savvy crowd, whatever age. It's cute, and even fun in some places, but Prudence Proovit isn't destined to be a classic.