The Prince and the Parsnip : Band 04/Blue

Inspired by the tale of the Princess and the Pea, well-known children’s author Vivian French tells the story of Princess Sue who seeks a prince using a royal parsnip test! * Inspired by the tale of the Princess and the Pea, well-known children’s author Vivian French tells the story of Princess Sue who seeks a prince using a royal parsnip test! * BlueBand 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. * Children can recap the stages that Sue had to go through to find her prince using the story map on pages 14-15. * Text type: A retelling of a traditional tale * Curriculum links: Literacy