Character Day

Ella dressed up as the Paper Bag Princess today. It is dress as your favorite book character day. I was pleased she picked what I think is one one of the BEST BOOKS EVER FOR GIRLS! - The Paper Bag Princess rocks - She is so much cooler than those lame-o Disney Chicks. This was one of the first times Benjamin was bah-hum-bug about dressing up - guess he's getting to old/cool for stuff like this. He wore a striped shirt and said he was Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes, but I couldn't get him to carry a stuffed tiger to finish the look.

Here is the summary of the book - if you don't have a copy for your little girls - get one!

Elizabeth, a beautiful princess, lives in a castle and wears fancy clothes. Just when she is about to marry Prince Ronald, a dragon smashes her castle, burns her clothes with his fiery breath, and prince-naps her dear Ronald. Undaunted and presumably unclad, she dons a large paper bag and sets off to find the dragon and her cherished prince. Once she's tracked down the rascally reptile, she flatters him into performing all sorts of dragonly stunts that eventually exhaust him, allowing her to rescue Prince Ronald. But what does Prince Not-So-Charming say when he sees her? "You smell like ashes, your hair is all tangled and you are wearing a dirty old paper bag. Come back when you are dressed like a real princess." (At least he has the courtesy not to mention that the princess's crown resembles a dying sea anemone.) In any case, let's just say that Princess Elizabeth and Prince Ronald do not, under any circumstances, live happily ever after. Canadian author Robert Munsch celebrates feisty females everywhere with this popular favorite