The book, Once upon a Marigold ISBN# 9780544054004 in Paperback by Ferris, Jean may be ordered in bulk quantities. " overflows with oddball characters and sage observations-and ends with a slapstick happily-ever-after that's full of surprises. With echoes of William Goldman's modern classic The Princess Bride, Jean Ferris's hilarious parody of "Once upon a time. And now that he's fallen for the princess, it's up to him to untwist an odd love triangle-er, rectangle-and foil a scheming queen who wants to take over the kingdom, even if it means bumping off her own daughter. But then, maybe, Princess Marigold would be dead.īut Christian wasn't warned. If his dad had only warned him about all that mind-boggling love stuff, maybe things wouldn't be such a mess.
He lives in a cave with a troll for a dad, after all. He was clueless when he started spying on the royal family through his telescope. Nothing graphic.Who knew love could be so amazing-and stupefying? Not Christian. A character is struck with an arrow that must be removed.
She and Christian briefly discuss their astrological signs, and the fact that they share the same sign is viewed as a confirmation of their relationship.Ī flying machine crashes, causing some minor injuries. The princess is under a curse of uncertain origin: when someone touches her, she knows their thoughts. My daughter and I have read it together more than once as well as having read the subsequent Marigold books. While anyone would probably enjoy this story, it really is perfect for middle elementary aged readers. Marigold’s father reminded me a little bit of the king in The Princess Bride – he’s very gentle and sweet. The characters are sometimes goofy and silly – Christian’s guardian is a troll who often mixes up common sayings.
Once Upon a Marigold is a spunky, cute fairy tale type story about having courage to do what’s right to protect the people important to you and the meaning of true friendship. But how can a commoner do anything to save the princess? When Christian uncovers a vicious plot to kill Marigold, he can’t sit by and do nothing. To Christian’s surprise, the princess replies to his message and the two become best friends. Life is pretty sweet until the day Christian discovers the lonely Princess Marigold and decides to send her a message via carrier pigeon (p-mail). Published OctoAmazon | Barnes & Noble | GoodreadsĬhristian is a young inventor living in the forest with his foster father, a troll named Ed.
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