Sir Princess Petra's Talent
The Pen Pieyu Adventures
Book 2
5 stars
Story Within a Story
Review by award-winning author, Wayne Clarke http://www.wayne-clark.com
I have given a well-deserved five
stars to Diane Mae Robinson’s delightful tale Sir Princess Petra’s Talent. But
if I had the good fortune to live in her uniquely nutty fantasy world I would be
allowed to give it the praise it truly deserves: five onions, fresh from the
Royal Onion Room.
I’ve read all the wonderful reviews
previously written for this series, The Pen Pieyu Adventures. Clearly, the
author has a deft hand when it comes to exploiting the imagination. Within only
a couple of pages I became a citizen of her world.
As other reviews have pointed out, the
plot twists are relentless, each one producing a sweetly bizarre new character,
and they are characters who subtly demonstrate that gender is of no matter when
it comes to bravery and talent. After all, knights wear pink, don’t
they?
A poem about jam made me chuckle, but
what almost took my breath away was the story within the story read to the court
by Sir Princess Petra, a story created with the Talent of the book’s title:
writer. I leave you to read it for yourselves.
I want to mention that I chose to read
this tale out of nostalgia for the days when my daughters were young and I read
to them nightly. Shortly after I began reading Robinson’s book on a quiet
Saturday morning, I began reading aloud, to me and myself. I wish I could have
shared this book with my children.
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Book three, Sir Princess Petra's Mission, forthcoming, Fall of 2015
Book
three Synopsis:
Sir Princess Petra has already attained her Knighthood in the Kingdom of
Pen Pieyu and her non-princess-like Talent Certificate from Talent School,
neither of which pleases her father, the king.
The king writes up more silly rules in the royal rule book to deter Sir
Princess Petra from her knightly ways and useless talent, and turn her into a
real princess once and for all.
Will the king finally succeed with this newly written, ridiculous mission
for Petra?
Book 3 Endorsement:
Diane M. Robinson has created a heroine unlike any other
in children’s literature. Sir Princess Petra sets a fine example for young
readers, and for young girls, as the Princess teaches them what’s really
important, like friends, being true, brave, honest, and always having faith in
your Dragon! Ms.
Robinson sets the bar by writing a truly charming and imaginative adventure
series and I heartily recommend it.
Jeanne E. Rogers, Author of the award winning middle grade
fantasy, The Sword of Demelza.
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