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Princess Pru and the Ogre on the Hill
Princess Pru and the Ogre on the Hill | Maureen Fergus
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Shrek meets The Paper Bag Princess in this fearsomely funny story about a savvy princess who looks past appearances to befriend an ogre Princess Pru's life is practically perfect. She has two loving dads, an ostrich named Orville, and three royal tarantulas. But one day, a ghastly ogre with crusty toenails and goopy ears moves into the house on the hill. At first, Pru sees the ogre as a nuisance: he disrupts her royal rock band practices, weekly tickle tag games, and even the hide-and-seek tournament. But then she starts to wonder if the ogre is just lonely. The unsympathetic townspeople become especially terrified when Oggy the ogre is spotted buying cupcakes and balloons. They receive ominous notes (that look very much like invitations), and the kings are convinced that Oggy wants to make everyone into a stew! But with courage and spunk, Pru heads to the house on the hill to meet Oggy--for a party! All along, Oggy just wanted to make friends--and thanks to Pru, he does. Whimsical, hand-drawn illustrations and expressive characters perfectly capture this unconventional fairy tale about empathy, belonging, and daring not to follow the crowd.
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4 ⭐ This is the book that starts off the Princess and Ogre series. We are introduced to the ogre and while much of the kingdom is afraid the princess is not. She knows a good party when she sees one, and if she‘s going to spread the happiness of the ogre‘s appearance with everyone. There are so many things to like about this book. I like that there are two kings. That they have their princess. And that while the ogre may be scary looking, they are

LibrarianRyan actually one of the most fun and friendly people in the book. I think the combination of the authors words and the illustrators pictures combine perfectly together to make a book that can last the test of time. 6d
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