The Prince and the Dressmaker

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The Runaway: Before the climax, Sebastian is outed, and his parents say they cannot bear to look at him. Sebastian as a result runs away, without telling anyone except his personal servant where he is. As his mother puts it with regret, she thought he was dead and it would have been their fault for not accepting him. From the illustrator of the web comic Strong Female Protagonist comes a debut middle-grade graphic novel about family, identity, courage -- and magic.

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And, shall I end with the ending? It was contrived and implausible to the point of turning me green.

Las ilustraciones son bellísimas. Los vestidos de Lady Cristalia eran hermosos y auténticos. No me encantó! Earn Your Happy Ending: Frances finally gets the credit and recognition for her designs, the King and Queen give their blessing for Sebastian and her to pursue a relationship despite the class differences, as well as for Sebastian to keep wearing dresses without being in the closet, and they have changed Parisian society for the better. The Prince and the Dressmaker is a fairy tale graphic novel written and illustrated by Jen Wang and released in 2018 by First Second Books. Wang's second graphic novel, The Prince and the Dressmaker tells the story of a Prince Sebastian, who dresses as the glamorous Lady Crystallia by night, and his seamstress Frances, who befriends the prince and hopes to make her mark on the world of fashion.

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However, I adored how she had Sebastian’s father come to terms with his son’s cross-dressing and eventually accepted and embraced it. I thought it was such an important element to incorporate, especially when so many people face criticism and degradation from their own parents for things like this. Sebastian’s parents took the time to understand their son and then came to support him and love him for who he is. It’s such a heartwarming sight. TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/kaustav_dey_how_fashion_helps_us_express_who_we_are_and_what_we_stand_for Socratic Seminar: How does the fairy tale format inform the book? Engage the students in Socratic discussion in whatever form you choose (seminar, online exchange of ideas, debate, etc.) by utilizing one or more of the questions below. It may help to have students read and look at some commonly known fairy tales to inform this discussion.

If this is part of a new era of fairy tales in which we tell unconventional and slightly irreverent coming-of-age stories with acceptance and empathy taking center stage, I’m all for it. Hand this book to the kids who think they’ve outgrown fairy tales who are ready for something out of the ordinary.