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Pirates And Princesses (2011)

by Jill Kargman(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0525422293 (ISBN13: 9780525422297)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Dutton Juvenile

review 1: I was leery of this one when I picked it up. I mean, it certainly looks very gender stereotypical from the cover. It was a cute story about the two kids (a boy and a girl) who have been friends since they were born. Kindergarten pals try to make them separate into pirate and princess play. Good message in the end - but a small quibble is this: why did they have to be all blue and pink the whole way through?
review 2: It's inevitable with television and retail marketing that kids are going to associate certain play items with being a boy and others with being a girl. Ever notice sections of Toys R Us that are entirely pink? While it's impossible to avoid such displays, I try to be as gender neutral as possible when it comes to the toys my children (a girl and a... more boy) play with, the clothes they wear, the colors they like, etc.That's basically the gist of Pirates and Princesses. Ivy and Fletch have known each other since birth. Their moms are best friends, and soon they are too. All is well until they get to kindergarten and first experience...recess!The girls want Ivy to play princesses, and the boys want Fletch to play Pirates. I won't say much more other than the book is sweet, hysterically funny in it's narration, and has a great message about being who you want to be regardless of gender stereotypes. And so, when I was done reading the story to my daughter, I tucked her in tight, all snuggled in her football pjs that she picked out when she was four (and she's six now and still wears them). And I smiled to myself as I thought of my almost three-year-old asleep on his Disney princess pillow case. Love whatever you want. less

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