2007 Nominee: Falling for Rapunzel

A hilarious tale of how misunderstandings can lead to "happily ever after."

• Questions: Can you think of a time when someone misunderstood you?  Have you ever misunderstood someone else?  What kinds of things happened as a result?
• Game: Play the game "Operator" or "Telephone" and discuss how many
  misunderstandings happen!  Why does this happen?
• Writing: Think of your favorite fairy tale and write your own version of it including a new "twist."
• Art: Recreate your favorite scene of the book using crayons, markers, paints, and/or colored paper.
• Food: Everyone in the class tries some cantaloupe... just like the one Rapunzel threw down to the prince!
  

• The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-be by Mini Grey
• Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
• The Princess and the Pizza by Mary Jane Auch
• The Cat Barked? by Lydia Monks
• Rapunzel: A Groovy Fairy Tale by Lynn and David Roberts

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       2007 Monarch Master List