Overview
Gigi, who has always known she is a princess, is confused at first by her parents' explanation of what makes her royal.
Publishers Description
Parents and children alike will be won over by the lovable innocence of Gigi, a little girl who just knew she was a princess-she had known it from birth! But where were the castle and royal jewels? With a little help from Mommy and Daddy, Gigi realizes that she is not just any princess-she is the daughter of the greatest King of all! A wonderful discovery for little princesses everywhere, Gigi, God's Little Princess will subtly teach girls of their importance and belonging to the King of all kings.
From Publishers Weekly
A girl discovers that she really is a princess-just not of the variety she had
originally thought-in this perky, but ultimately hollow picture book. Gigi
feels certain she's royalty, as she enjoys tea parties and all things pink and
fluffy, plus her father says, "Goodnight princess, sweet dreams!" to her every
evening before bed. But when Gigi asks Daddy about the princess accoutrements
she expects (jewels, a crown, loyal subjects, more manageable hair), she
learns the truth: "We are children of the greatest King of all... and you are
his daughter too. You are God's little princess!" Unfortunately, this
revelation is too long in coming in Walsh's (the Gnoo Zoo series) uneven text,
which sometimes adopts a knowing, adult tone that may be off-putting to young
readers. The tale ultimately comes off as an exercise in semantics: it's not
clear that Gigi understands her father's explanation of her princess-dom, as
she playfully wonders on the last page "just exactly when will I get my
crown?" On the lighter side, Johnson's two-color art (pink and white with
black outline) has the loose and breezy feel of fashion sketches, and
occasionally suggests the precocious spirit of Hilary Knight's Eloise. Ages
4-7. (Mar.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. |
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