The Glass Heart
Sally Gardner
- Reading
- Read it together and pause after each princess’s fate.
- Themes
- Vulnerability represented through glass: Three princesses have glass hearts: one breaks, one cracks badly and the youngest remains whole. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Love and personal strength: The youngest princess’s heart remains whole because a young man loves her deeply. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The broken and badly cracked hearts may feel emotionally sad or unsettling.