Review: Delightful, delightful, delightful :)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2014
Princess Nell is one spoiled little girl who has more than enough toys but thinks she needs more. Having been instructed by her mother, the queen, to throw some things away, Princess Nell finally throws away Lottie, a doll with one braid cut off and a cracked face.The next day Princess Nell is not happy to see only peas on her plate and no green beans plus she tells her mother that she needs a new doll. Not only that she complains that she doesn't have a playroom, her bedroom is too small and she has to be quiet in the halls!What to do about this spoiled child? The queen asks Nell's maid for advice and she suggest that Nell meets up with a little girl she knows. Princess Nell goes off in her royal carriage to meet Rose. The first questions Nell ask are whether Rose has a playroom, treasure, any food she likes, games and toys and able to make a noise. Rose answers "Yes" and then proceeds to take Nell outside to show her the fields which are her playroom! What about the toys? With very little money they make all their toys from sticks and vines. For games they run and fish in the creek. On the food front, Rose works in the garden so picks what she wants for the meals.Last but not least Princess Nell wants to know about Rose's treasure. What can it be? Clue: one person's trash is someone else's treasure!Back home, at tea with her parents, they ask what she wants for her birthday. Nell says that she received her present today in what she learned from Rose. She no longer needs stuff to make her happy and leaves the table singing :)Well written and illustrated. Highly recommended from our family to yours!