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Meet Marvin.
He's not rich. He's not very confident. And
he's a little on the skinny side.
But he's got a big heart (the heart is a
muscle, too, you know).
Marvin also happens to have the help of a very
unusual fairy.
And the princess he's trying to impress isn't
so typical either.
Yes, it may be true that Marvin is not such a
hunk.
But he's honest. He's kind. He's clever.
And if given the chance, he's make such a
prince!
He's not rich. He's not very confident. And
he's a little on the skinny side.
But he's got a big heart (the heart is a
muscle, too, you know).
Marvin also happens to have the help of a very
unusual fairy.
And the princess he's trying to impress isn't
so typical either.
Yes, it may be true that Marvin is not such a
hunk.
But he's honest. He's kind. He's clever.
And if given the chance, he's make such a
prince!
“Bar-el adds plenty of shtick to his retelling of a folk tale sometimes called “Three
Perfect Peaches’.”
“A very funny rendition equally suited to reading or telling.”
The Kirkus Review
September 15, 2007
Perfect Peaches’.”
“A very funny rendition equally suited to reading or telling.”
The Kirkus Review
September 15, 2007
***½ /4 Highly Recommended
"Bar-el’s adaptation of “Three May Peaches,” a French folktale, reflects original
elements but also includes unique elements. The tale is told from the point of view of
Libby, and her narrative voice contributes to the humour of the book."
review by Sylvia Pantaleo
CM Magazine Volume XIV Number 5
"Bar-el’s adaptation of “Three May Peaches,” a French folktale, reflects original
elements but also includes unique elements. The tale is told from the point of view of
Libby, and her narrative voice contributes to the humour of the book."
review by Sylvia Pantaleo
CM Magazine Volume XIV Number 5
Dan Bar-el’s splendid Such a Prince uses all the elements of traditional tales… but
adds an invigorating dash of zaniness that makes this very much his own. … It’s
this original narrative voice that keeps Such a Prince from being just another Jon
Scieszka knockoff. Bar-el has used his skills as storyteller to create a book that feels
like a well-loved, oft-told fairy tale.
Jeffery Canton
Quill & Quire, December 2007
adds an invigorating dash of zaniness that makes this very much his own. … It’s
this original narrative voice that keeps Such a Prince from being just another Jon
Scieszka knockoff. Bar-el has used his skills as storyteller to create a book that feels
like a well-loved, oft-told fairy tale.
Jeffery Canton
Quill & Quire, December 2007
‘“Happy ending inside!” reads a burst on the cover of this loopy send-up of a familiar
story line about winning the hand of a princess. On the way to that happy ending,
Bar-el’s snappy text and Manders’ animated, playful exaggerated gouache and
colored pencil pictures provide plenty of laughs.”’
Publishers Weekly, November 12. 2007
story line about winning the hand of a princess. On the way to that happy ending,
Bar-el’s snappy text and Manders’ animated, playful exaggerated gouache and
colored pencil pictures provide plenty of laughs.”’
Publishers Weekly, November 12. 2007
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