From NBC’s TODAY coanchor Savannah Guthrie and educator Allison Oppenheim comes an empowering fairy tale with a twist.
In the tradition of Not All Princesses Dress in Pink and Princess in Black, Princesses Wear Pants follows the unflappable Princess Penelope Pineapple, who knows how to get the job done while staying true to herself. Princess Penelope lives in a beautiful palace with a closet full of beautiful dresses. But being a princess is much, much more than beauty. In fact, every morning Princess Penelope runs right past her frilly dresses to choose from her beloved collection of pants!
What she wears each day depends on which job she has to do. Will she command the royal air force sporting her sequined flight suit? Will she find her zen in her yoga pants and favorite tee? Or, will she work in the kingdom’s vegetable garden with pocketed overalls for all of her tools?
Unfortunately for Princess Penelope, not everyone in the Pineapple Kingdom thinks pants are always appropriate princess attire. When the grand Lady Busyboots demands that Princess Penelope must wear a gown to the annual Pineapple Ball, the young royal finds a clever way to express herself. Penelope’s courage (and style choices) result in her saving the day!
In their debut children’s picture book, Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim team up for a savvy and imaginative story that celebrates fashion and girl power. Perfect for fans of Nickelodeon’s Nella the Princess Knight, Princesses Wear Pants challenges gender stereotypes in the name of individuality, showing girls it’s not how they look but what they do that matters.
Need more books like this! Teaches girls valuable lessons, but not in an obvious way. Finally! I’ve never been a fan of princesses but I bought this for my daughter and will buy for all of my nieces, too. Anytime we can teach young girls it’s okay to be a little different, I’m in! Thank you for finally making a princess product without a freaking prince! I want my daughter to be independent and scrappy, so we don’t buy “prince saves the day” books. I’m a fan of anything that encourages girls to be themselves!
The Book for E very Little Girl This book teaches us princesses can wear pants. They can be princesses and scientists, teachers, business owners and even manage a KINGDOM all while dressing comfortably and wearing PANTS. Illustrations and storyline are well done. Story has beginning, middle and end.
Dissapointed This story took a turn to one star when the author made the little boy in the story weak. He wouldn’t jump in the water to save his cat because of what he was wearing. That is not the message I want to send to my granddaughters. I would have kept the book if the boy and girl would have worked together to rescue the cat.