Very cute. The kid wakes up feeling "royal" and decides to be the queen of France. I loved the snooty illustrations when she was queening about, and the dry way her parents played along. ( )

A delightful story of make-believe, dress-up and imagination. The Queen of France gives us a glimpse into the creative mind of Rose, a precocious child who I absolutely fell in love with. When Rose wakes up feeling royal and regal, she decides to become the Queen of France and spends her day switching between being herself and being the Queen. As her day goes by, she learns that being the Queen definitely has some perks, but at the end of the day she would much rather be just Rose, her parents' daughter - or would she? She discovers a new costume at the end of the book! ( )

36 months- something similar could easily happen in our house or anyone's who has a kid that likes to dress up and there is the appeal for us. The illustrations were ok but not exceptional. ( )

Very cute. The kid wakes up feeling "royal" and decides to be the queen of France. I loved the snooty illustrations when she was queening about, and the dry way her parents played along. ( )

A charming, everyday story of make-believe, The Queen of France gives us a glimpse into the rich interior life of little Rose. When Rose wakes up feeling royal, she decides to become the Queen of France and spends her day switching between being herself and being the Queen. As her day progresses, she discovers that while being Queen has some distinct advantages (everyone knows Queens never have to clean their own rooms), in the end she would much rather be just Rose, her parents' daughter.

Kady MacDonald Denton's illustrations, done in ink, watercolor and gouache, are full of pastel washes of color that perfectly fit Rose's flights of fancy. The compositions are well varied with spot art on some spreads, full bleed illustrations that take up the whole page at other times and even some pages with clever borders indicating whether the reader is in the presence of the Queen or Rose herself.

I wouldn't use this for storytime, but it's a perfect lapsit story for PreK to first grade kids who have fertile imaginations or tend to be dreamers. Read this with a friend's four year old and I don't think she got it exactly - I think I would revise the age recommendation up to K-2nd grade. Everytime I read it I do like it more - this charmed me completely! ( )