SuitabookThe princess and the tower
Michael Dahl
- Reading
- Read together and pause at the moment she is locked in the tower. Invite the child to predict her next move, then compare that idea with the story.
- Themes
- Rescue expectations and self-direction: The princess longs for a prince to save her, but after being chased and locked in a tower decides to take matters into her own hands. The plot sets up a contrast between an expected rescue and the princess’s own decision to act; this frames her agency as a central story turn.
- Worth knowing
- Being chased and locked in a tower, alongside the threat of a dragon or witch, may bring suspense or peril into the story.