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|summary=Sick of Disney princes and the happy ever after myth? Then this is the book for you! Making librarians everywhere smile a little wider this is a fun fairy tale, re-told.

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The illustrations in this story are lovely and bright. Rapunzel is, as you'd expect with a scooter-riding prince, set in modern times. I particularly like the picture of Rapunzel after she finds out she's been offered a job in the library. She is dancing around the room, her hair a wild bush behind her and two little cats dancing at her feet too! She does, indeed, look very happy to be working in the library, and I also like the picture showing her learning to play the bassoon! It's nice to have an alternative fairy tale. I grew up on Disney movies and I still partly expect my life to turn into a musical number at any given moment, but I think it's nice to have a balance with all these love stories that get thrown at children, especially girls. Being a librarian myself it is, of course, an added bonus that it's working in a library that energizes Rapunzel and changes her life. I'm a firm believer in the value of libraries in our communities. Go ahead, go and visit your local library and borrow this lovely book. And then buy it as well! As it says at the end of the story ''Don't just wait for your prince to show. He might turn up, but you never know. Pop down to your library and borrow a book - there's SO MUCH to find out if only you look.''

You might also enjoy reading [[The Magic Paintbrush by Julia Donaldson]].