Synopses & Reviews
An opinionated, love-starved princess. Her status-conscious parents. Two muscular, but rude, hunks. Their kind, thoughtful brother. Three not-so-perfect peaches. An impossible challenge. And a whole lot of rabbits!
Told from the point of view of a very untraditional fairy, this hilarious version of "The Three Peaches" shines a new light on the traditional tale and features a unique narrative voice and madcap illustrations. As in all good fairy tales, the vain, rude characters get their comeuppance, the fairy works her magic, and the princess gets her prince. So he's a little on the skinny side--he has a big heart. (The heart is a muscle too, you know.) Everything else is fair game in this side-splitting take on the classic formula.
Review
"Bar-el adds plenty of shtick to his retelling of ... 'Three Perfect Peaches'.... A very funny rendition." Kirkus Reviews
A fun purchase for libraries in which funny fairy tales are popular.
School Library Journal
A harebrained joke but a good one.
Publishers Weekly
About the Author
John Manders has illustrated more than a dozen books for children, including, for Clarion, Marilyn Singer's QUIET NIGHT. He also teaches illustration and graphic design history at Pittsburgh Technical Institute. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his pet parrot and hound.Dan Bar-el is a preschool teacher who has worked with children for many years, involving them in creative projects like writing and performing radio plays and making movies from scratch. He is also a trained actor, a professional comedy writer and performer, and a published poet. Dan is the author of one chapter book, THINGS ARE LOOKING UP, JACK, published by Orca Press in 2003. This is his first picture book, and his first book for Clarion. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.