Author(s): Rachel Isadora

Childrens Books

When a prince sets out to find a princess to marry, he soon discovers this is not a simple task. There is no shortage of so-called princesses, but how can he tell whether or not they are what they claim to be? Then one night, a great storm rages, theres a knock on the palace gate, and the princes life is never the same. Caldecott Honorwinning artist Rachel Isadora exquisitely illustrates this retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and takes readers to a beautiful African settinga first for the true story of a tiny pea that changed everything.