"Princess Pru didn't care that the ogre
had crusty toenails and goopy ears.
What she did care about was
that he ruined ...
her royal rock band rehearsals,
her weekly tickle tag games,
and even the royal
hide-and-seek tournament!"
Princess Pru loves her life. She has everything she needs until ... an ogre moves to the house on the hill nearby. She didn't like the size, demeanor, stinky breath, or the many other things that make him 'ogre-ish'. He even scared all the castle residents when he dropped by one day.
Pru began to wonder if there was a better way to handle the ogre. She asked her fathers about having a welcome party for him. They refused on the grounds that ogres hated seeing people have fun. Pru was not so sure. Her fathers were adamant. Soon, the palace was receiving reports of unusual ogre behavior: large bakery orders, snacks from the grocery store, craft supplies, hundreds of balloons, even plenty of cleaning taking place. What was he planning?
After that, everyone in the kingdom was sent an invitation.
"Come to the house on the hill
at 2 o'clock on Saturday. You're
in for a BIG SURPRISE!"
Pru's fathers came up with many scenarios to describe the nefarious reasons for the invitation. Would they be put in a new meal for the ogre? Pru felt differently. At 2 on Saturday, she headed up the hill. Everyone followed, wailing about what could happen to her. Was Pru right? Did the ogre have something special up his sleeve?
Readers will enjoy the fun created for this tale peopled with characters often found in fairy tales.
Danesh Mohiuddin has created artwork that matches the fun in the text, offering appealing characters that are colorful and cartoony. There is a lot to seen when little ones take a careful look. This is an excellent choice for a read aloud in any early years classroom.
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