Picture Book Month Day 7: Bubba the Cowboy Prince

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Picture Book Month Day 7 theme: Royalty

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Ye-haw! I love a good fractured Texas fairy tale. Helen Ketteman is the champion of this genre in my book. She has a series of fantastic Texas themed stories. I think you would enjoy Bubba the Cowboy Prince. This book definitely requires the use of a heavy Texas accent. Happy reading!

Bubba is bossed around the family ranch by his wicked step daddy and his nasty stepbrothers, Dwayne and Milton. Bubba never complains, though. He’s a real cowboy – tough as leather and cute as a cow’s ear!

When Miz Lurleen, the purtiest rancher in Texas, decides to throw a ball to find herself a feller, Bubba has to stay at home. “You smell more like the cattle than the cattle do,” taunt Dwayne and Milton.

But with the help of Bubba’s Fairy God-cow, and a little Texas magic, Miz Lurleen finds the cowboy Prince she’s always dreamed of. With it’s western language and humor, the Texas retelling of Cinderella will really rope in the readers.

Day 7: Picture Book Month theme: Royalty

The Hinky Pink

An old tale retold by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Brian Floca

Picture Book Month Day 7 theme: Royalty

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A happy Hinky-Pink is a fine thing. An unhappy Hinky-Pink pinches!
That is what happens to Anabel, a young seamstress in Old Italy who has only days to finish her dream: sewing a gown for the princess to wear at the Butterfly Ball.
Thanks -- or no thanks -- to the Hinky-Pink Anabel is woozy for want of sleep. Her lace looks like cheesecloth; her hems, like saddle cinches. Night after night, the Hinky-Pink keeps wrestling her bedclothes to the floor -- and pinching. What is its problem? And how is Anabel to help?

visit author, Megan MCDonald website

Visit the illustrator Brian Floca see images from The Hinky Pink

The Hinky Pink book activities: A book is always more fun and easier for readers to connect with when
fun activities are done along with the reading. Here are a few that all ages will enjoy.

Princess Isabella Caramella Gorgonzola coloring page This coloring page can also be used when learning about characterization. Students can describe what type of personality Princess Isabella has and how she behaves in the Hinky Pink.

Anabel coloring page Use this for a character portrait activity-what are some character traits that describe Anabel?

Anabel's city coloring page -buildings from Florence, Italy were the inspiration behind the images used for the book.

Fun Princess and Castle activities:

Princess word search- Lots of princess-y words to find in this word search puzzle.

Princess Maze - Help the princess find the way through a maze shaped like a head to reach her knight.

Castle Maze -Can you help the knight find his way through the castle to reach the archer?

Castle Dot to Dot just follow the numbers to construct your castle.

Interactive Castle- learning activity that explains about the parts of castle. Very nice resource that also displays real images.

 Royalty Literature connections:

Lesson plans about myths, folktales, and fairy tales

Myths, Folktales, and Fairy tales-lesson plan for grades 4-6 from Scholastic books

Stories, Folklore, and Fairy Tales theme page multiple resources and links




Happy Reading!

Whimsey

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Day 17 theme: Royalty

The Duchess of Whimsy

written by author Randall de Sève

Illustrator: Peter de Sève

Publisher: Penguin Young Readers

Do you have a favorite book about royalty? If so, please let me know. 

I selected The Duchess of Whimsy for today's Picture Book Month theme: Royalty. It is a wonderful story about a flamboyant and vivacious Duchess who is not all interested in the boring Earl of Norm who just happens to be in love with her and does his best to impress her. Despite all his failed attempts to woo her, he finally succeeds simply by being himself and the two happily find they have a great deal in common.

(description by Penguin Young Readers)
The Duchess of Whimsy is fancy and fuss and definitely not ordinary—surrounding herself with wild friends, fabulous foods, and fancy dresses. The Earl of Norm (ho hum) is completely ordinary, but he adores the Duchess. She ignores him, until he sneaks off to an ordinary grilled cheese sandwich—and suddenly takes the Duchess's eye. Maybe there's something to simplicity after all.



**//Words of Whimsy, the Duchess' Dictionary//**

The Duchess of Whimsybook trailer from misdbluebonnet-2011-2012 Wikispaces.com