The princess and the pea

Lauren Child, photographer Polly Borland
Penguin Picture Puffin
ISBN: 9780141343662           RRP: $12.95 (pbk)

The signature chatty style of the author brings a modern resonance to this favourite; throw away lines and asides to the reader are amusingly effective. The illustrations are miniature stage settings, using doll’s house furniture and miniature knickknacks for the accoutrements around the scene; peopled by paper cut-outs dressed in fabrics; with cut out trees, even real branches and scattered vegetation. The set has then been photographed (by internationally regarded Australian photographer) to bring originality and entertainment to early readers - and their reading partners.