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PK-TK-406: The Paper Bag Princess By Robert Munsch (Part 1)

So it says, "The Paper Bag Princess". Now here's Elizabeth. What do you think the story is going to be about? Elizabeth is a princess, does she look like a princess in the front of the book? Hmm, ...
The Virginian-Pilot

‘The Paper Bag Princess’ defies stereotypes

Forty years ago, Robert Munsch’s “The Paper Bag Princess” appeared and defied stereotypes about princesses, princes and even dragons. Elizabeth, the story’s protagonist, bamboozles a dragon who ...
Toronto Star

When Robert Munsch wrote this beloved story, he never imagined it would be relevant 40 years later

It was the late 1970s, and Robert Munsch had been telling dragon stories to the kids in the daycare centre where he worked. At the suggestion of his wife, Ann, he tweaked one story so that it was the ...
Bustle

Elizabeth Banks & Margot Robbie Are Bringing This Feminist Children’s Book To The Big Screen

A new princess is coming to a big screen near you and she doesn't wear a tiara, but a paper bag. Oh, and she's feminist AF. Margot Robbie and Elizabeth Banks are teaming up for a film adaptation of ...
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PK-TK-407: The Paper Bag Princess By Robert Munsch (Part 2)

I have my chart right here all in pictures, and we may refer to the book to check to see how we're doing. So, it's "The Paper Bag Princess" by Robert Munsch. At the beginning of the story, Elizabeth ...