Seeräubermädchen und Prinzessinnenjunge
(Pirate Girl and Princess Boy) Book not yet available in English
Summary:
Mara is a real pirate girl. She has three grappling hooks, a dog named Landratte, and she storms through life. Milo is a princess boy. He has three crowns, a doll named Lulu, and he dances his way through everyday life. Milo sets sail with Mara. Milo teaches Mara that some things are better when they sparkle. But one day, Mara goes on holiday to the real sea with her dad.
Of course Mara is happy, but she would have liked it even more if Milo had come with her. Milo is also happy, of course, because now Mara can finally see the real sea, but he would have liked it even more if she had stayed with him. The children miss each other terribly. Nothing is as much fun as it used to be, Mara doesn’t like the real sea and Milo’s life turns grey and dull, dancing no more.
But the worst thing is: when Mara and Milo finally see each other again, a lot has changed. They hardly recognise each other, they play together with noticeable hesitancy and seem to have lost themselves along with their friendship. Will the children manage to find their way back to each other – and to themselves?
Edited by: ALEKI - Arbeitsstelle für Kinder- und Jugendmedienforschung
Comment:
Being different, friendship, family, and strong emotions – this book dives into many topics, presenting them in a way suitable for children. The fact that Mara is actually “typically boyish” and Milo is so “typically girlish” are clichés that remain unspoken here, even if they are immediately apparent, especially to adults. For children, at least up to a certain age, this doesn’t matter, as is the case here with Mara and Milo. After all, Milo is nothing more than Mara’s princess boy, and Milo thinks his pirate girl Mara is absolutely wonderful! (Stiftung Lesen, Das Schulportal)