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Fae & Fairy Fiction

Princess and the Pea

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  • 1967 first published
  • 28 pages
  • ★ 4.6 (5 ratings)
  • 39 editions
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Hans Christian Andersen, Barbara Lanza and Kari James's Princess and the Pea (1967) is a fae fiction short story. The story is set in Denmark. Readers will find themes of fairy tales, princesses, princess and the pea and Hans Christian Andersen.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 66 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 39 editions across 3 languages.

At about 28 pages, most readers finish it in about 30 minutes.

About Princess and the Pea

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Princesses
  • Princess and the pea
  • Hans Christian Andersen
  • Puzzles
  • Ladybird Books
  • Kid's
  • Children
  • Children's
  • Juvenile
  • Books
  • Picture books
  • Stories
  • Folk lore
  • Fantasy
  • Matresses

Quick answers

Who wrote Princess and the Pea?

Princess and the Pea was written by Hans Christian Andersen, Barbara Lanza and Kari James and first published in 1967.

What genre is Princess and the Pea?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Princess and the Pea?

The median edition has 28 pages, about about 30 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Princess and the Pea?

Readers who like it often enjoy James and the Giant Peach, Black Beauty and The Chronicles of Narnia.

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