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The Unruly Queen (2012)

by E.S. Redmond(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

076363445X (ISBN13: 9780763634452)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Candlewick

review 1: Minerva is spoiled. A "queen" among queens. Her parents are too busy to pay attention or discipline her, and her servants have no choice but to serve her every whim. Her nannies, well they run from this troublesome terror. That is until the 53rd nanny arrives to crown her the queen of a kingdom of monsters. Some clever reverse psychology on her part does wonders. What little girl wants to live among a bunch of nasty, messy monsters afterall. Hearing how these creatures act like a certain misbehaving child, Minerva learns to not take her fortunate lifestyle for granted. As she gets ready for bed, the beasts in the background continue to cause trouble, looking more and more dejected as she behaves.For this story of a child spoiled rotten, the artist created spindly, elongate... mored, and deformed characters to match this horrific nature. Additionally, it works well within the context of a monster infested world, a kingdom which Minerva nearly claims. Desaturated colours maintain this expressionistic style, however it refrains from being truly frightening because of the prominent pinks and purples.Poetic and eloquent, even with the choice of subject matter, this is one of the few authors who goes beyond the use of mere rhyme. Devices include: alliteration, imagery, onomatopoeia, and the author often gives multiple examples or descriptions for emphasis. Older children will appreciate the writing's quality, use of uncommon words, and clever lesson.
review 2: I really did not like this one, and I think it's mainly because a lot of kids (at least mine) are not going to be able to relate to the main character. She has parents who don't love her and instead buy her everything she desires. Thus she becomes very bratty and she acts out to get the attention she doesn't get from her parents. A nanny comes and straightens her out. In the text, the author mentions all the stuff this girl has, including furs, diamonds, and a household staff. Most kids don't have that, and they won't understand the real reasons this kid is acting the way she is. The whole book was unpleasant for me. less

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